Soft as Falling Soot
Style: Celesta and strings

[Verse 1]
Somewhere in the dark a little soot slips down the wall
soft as breath, it settles without any sound at all
you are curled up warmer than the coals could ever be
and nothing needs to move tonight, no matter how small

[Chorus]
Blake, the whole house breathes around you, slow and low
hush is just another word for how much you are loved
you don't have to hold on tight to anything you know
Blake, the dark is only night wrapped soft as a glove

[Verse 2]
Every ember dims to orange, then to grey, then to rest
that's the way a good day folds itself and lies down too
you were held through all its noise and now you're held through this
sleep is just the softest thing that ever happened to you

[Pre-chorus]
Listen how the quiet settles thicker than before
feel it gather round your shoulders, heavier, more sure
this is where the night was always leading you toward

[Chorus]
Blake, the whole house breathes around you, slow and low
hush is just another word for how much you are loved
you don't have to hold on tight to anything you know
Blake, the dark is only night wrapped soft as a glove

[Bridge]
Down in the dark of the chimney nothing hurries, nothing falls too hard
every small thing finds its bed eventually, given time
you are already halfway there, already halfway safe

[Chorus]
Blake, the whole house breathes around you, slow and low
hush is just another word for how much you are loved
you don't have to hold on tight to anything you know
Blake, the dark is only night wrapped soft as a glove

[Outro]
Somewhere the last of the soot has settled soft and still
sleep now, you are held exactly where you're meant to be

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