Past Midnight
Style: Rocking chair waltz

[Verse 1]
The oven clock burns green and quiet past midnight now
Nobody else is awake to see this hour but me
I would stay right here and watch you until morning somehow
You are the calmest thing that this whole night can be

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes, let the green light hum you under
Nothing out there can touch you, nothing needs to be feared
I will hold this whole house steady while you wonder

[Chorus]
Beatrice, sleep and let the dark be kind to you
There is no hour too late for you to find peace
Every tick of that clock just brings me closer to you
Rest now, my quiet one, my own Beatrice

[Verse 2]
Your breathing slows down softer than the house around us
Somewhere a light hums on, but you don't need to see
You already know that you are safe and you are wanted
There is nowhere calmer in the world than where you'll be

[Bridge]
Let the minutes fold over quietly, one by one
Nothing in the dark can take the warmth we've begun

[Chorus]
Beatrice, sleep and let the dark be kind to you
There is no hour too late for you to find peace
Every tick of that clock just brings me closer to you
Rest now, my quiet one, my own Beatrice

[Outro]
The clock still glows soft green, but midnight's nearly done
Sleep on, Beatrice, until the morning comes

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