Slow as Candlelight
Style: Fingerpicked night

[Verse 1]
The candle leans and lets its warmth run slowly down the wall
A thin red thread of light that takes its time to fall
Nothing in this room is asked to hurry, nothing at all
Rest is just a river, and I'll carry you through it all

[Chorus]
Ayesha, close your eyes, the dark is soft tonight
Somewhere past the window every star has dimmed its light
Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will fright
Ayesha, you are held here, you are safe and held here tight

[Verse 2]
The wax forgets the flame and pools where no one thinks to look
Slow and warm and quiet like a page in a closing book
Your breathing finds its rhythm like a bird that's found its nook
Sleep is just a shoreline and I'll anchor every hook

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, let the ceiling turn to velvet overhead
Let the whole loud world go soft and fold itself to thread
There's nothing you need carry now, only rest your head

[Chorus]
Ayesha, close your eyes, the dark is soft tonight
Somewhere past the window every star has dimmed its light
Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will fright
Ayesha, you are held here, you are safe and held here tight

[Bridge]
Every drop of light that falls finds somewhere soft to land
Just like you will always find a steady waiting hand
No shadow in this house is bigger than my love for you

[Chorus]
Ayesha, close your eyes, the dark is soft tonight
Somewhere past the window every star has dimmed its light
Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will fright
Ayesha, you are held here, you are safe and held here tight

[Outro]
The candle settles low and lets its last light softly fall
You are the warmest thing I've ever known at all

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