Soft as the Old Wallpaper
Style: Humming choir

[Verse 1]
The old brass latch is resting, nobody stirs it tonight
Petals of paper are curling soft on the wall
You breathe so easy under the low lamplight
Nothing will reach you, nothing will fall

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, the shadows are only shadows here
The house is holding its breath just to keep you warm
Close your eyes, let the quiet draw near

[Chorus]
Callie, the night has folded down soft and slow
Deep in the hush where the warm dark hides you well
Callie, there's nowhere safer for you to go
Sleep like a stone at the bottom of a well

[Verse 2]
Somewhere a door has forgotten its hinges creak
Somewhere the wallpaper dreams of the garden it knew
You are the reason this whole house stays so meek
Every small sound in the dark bends round you

[Chorus]
Callie, the night has folded down soft and slow
Deep in the hush where the warm dark hides you well
Callie, there's nowhere safer for you to go
Sleep like a stone at the bottom of a well

[Bridge]
I'll keep the latch from turning, keep the cold outside the frame
Nothing will come to find you, nothing will learn your name

[Chorus]
Callie, the night has folded down soft and slow
Deep in the hush where the warm dark hides you well
Callie, there's nowhere safer for you to go
Sleep like a stone at the bottom of a well

[Outro]
The petals stay curled and quiet, the latch stays still till dawn
Sleep on, you are held here softly, long after this song is gone

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