A Stripe of Light
Style: Cello cradle

[Verse 1]
A thin stripe of light slips in beneath the door tonight
Falling soft and gold across the floor where you lie
It waits there so quiet, so patient and so kind
Watching over you until the hour drifts by

[Pre-chorus]
Somewhere past that door the whole wide house breathes low
Every sound has settled, every worry let you go
Close your eyes now, Carl, and feel how safe you are

[Chorus]
Carl, the night is holding you so gently and so near
Nothing in the dark tonight can ever touch you here
Carl, you are the warmest thing this quiet house has known
Sleep now, little Carl, you are never on your own

[Verse 2]
The house grows still around you like a slow and easy tide
No footsteps in the hallway, just the hush of resting things
One thin line of light still glows along the floor beside
And in that gentle glow, love quietly sings

[Chorus]
Carl, the night is holding you so gently and so near
Nothing in the dark tonight can ever touch you here
Carl, you are the warmest thing this quiet house has known
Sleep now, little Carl, you are never on your own

[Bridge]
Let every breath you take grow slower than the last
Nothing you must carry now, no reaching for the past

[Chorus]
Carl, the night is holding you so gently and so near
Nothing in the dark tonight can ever touch you here
Carl, you are the warmest thing this quiet house has known
Sleep now, little Carl, you are never on your own

[Outro]
That same soft stripe of light will still be there at dawn
Sleep on, dear Carl, you are so loved, so safe, so warm

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