The Wax Burns Low
Style: Vibraphone drift

[Verse 1]
A short wax candle leans on the wooden sill tonight
and the shadow it throws is soft, not something to fear
the curtains breathe slow with the coming of the dark
and you are held here, warm, inside the light

[Pre-chorus]
Nothing out there can find you now, love
the whole wide night has gone this still for you
so let your small hands finally rest

[Chorus]
Carolyn, the flame is low and the room is kind
close your eyes, there is nowhere else you need to be
sleep is only another way of being loved
Carolyn, I'll stay till the morning finds you fine

[Verse 2]
The shadows stretch out long against the pale curtain
taller than they are, softer than they seem
but you were never meant to carry their weight
just to watch them dance until your eyes grow certain

[Pre-chorus]
Nothing out there can find you now, love
the whole wide night has gone this still for you
so let your small hands finally rest

[Chorus]
Carolyn, the flame is low and the room is kind
close your eyes, there is nowhere else you need to be
sleep is only another way of being loved
Carolyn, I'll stay till the morning finds you fine

[Bridge]
Even candles know when it's time to rest their light
you don't have to keep watch, not tonight

[Chorus]
Carolyn, the flame is low and the room is kind
close your eyes, there is nowhere else you need to be
sleep is only another way of being loved
Carolyn, I'll stay till the morning finds you fine

[Outro]
The last of the wax will burn down soft and slow
and you will still be held, long after the light lets go

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