The Fire Settles Down
Style: Clarinet nightlight

[Verse 1]
The fire is turning softer now, easing into grey
There is nowhere left to hurry, nothing left to do
Every small sound in the house has folded itself away
And the whole night bends down gently to look after you

[Pre-chorus]
Ash is falling quiet where the flame was bright
Nothing asks a thing of you this deep into the night
So let your breathing slow to match the dimming light

[Chorus]
Bonnie, the embers are closing their eyes like you
Warm in the hush that the dark is gathering round
Nothing will wake you, nothing will find its way through
Bonnie, you're held here as safe as anything I've found

[Verse 2]
Somewhere a door has stopped its creaking for the day
The iron is cooling slow beside your quiet head
Whatever the light was worried about has drifted away
And all that is left is the warmth still caught in the bed

[Bridge]
Even the last spark bows and lets itself go out
Trusting the dark to carry what the fire cannot hold

[Chorus]
Bonnie, the embers are closing their eyes like you
Warm in the hush that the dark is gathering round
Nothing will wake you, nothing will find its way through
Bonnie, you're held here as safe as anything I've found

[Outro]
The grate has gone quiet, the last small glow has died
But you are still warm, and I am still right by your side

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