A Small Ember Burning
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
A small ember glows soft where the wallpaper turns to shadow
One grey fleck of ash drifts down and settles without a sound
You are held so much closer than any light could ever show
Safe inside this quiet room where the whole wide world comes round

[Pre-chorus]
Let the glow keep pulsing low while the night breathes in and out
Nothing here will hurry you, nothing here will shout
Close your eyes and drift along, there is nothing to be scared about

[Chorus]
Camille, the dark is only resting, not a thing you need conceal
Every breath you take tonight is warm and real
Sleep will carry what the daylight cannot always reveal
Rest now, Camille, until the morning comes to heal

[Verse 2]
The little light will keep on breathing long after your eyes have closed
You are not left alone here, not for a moment, I suppose
Even ash falls gently when it's certain where it goes
Like you, drifting softly into the calm the night bestows

[Pre-chorus]
Let the glow keep pulsing low while the night breathes in and out
Nothing here will hurry you, nothing here will shout
Close your eyes and drift along, there is nothing to be scared about

[Chorus]
Camille, the dark is only resting, not a thing you need conceal
Every breath you take tonight is warm and real
Sleep will carry what the daylight cannot always reveal
Rest now, Camille, until the morning comes to heal

[Bridge]
Nothing burns too bright or fast within this quiet room
Only warmth enough to hold the shape of you

[Chorus]
Camille, the dark is only resting, not a thing you need conceal
Every breath you take tonight is warm and real
Sleep will carry what the daylight cannot always reveal
Rest now, Camille, until the morning comes to heal

[Outro]
The glow will still be here, soft against the dark, when morning finds you
Sleep now, small and certain, held the whole night through

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