Slow as the Pendulum
Style: Ambient wash

[Verse 1]
Somewhere a heavy old pendulum swings through the dark
steady and slow as it counts every hour and its arc
and you are the reason the whole house breathes so light
held here and rocked by the calm of the night

[Pre-chorus]
The brass keeps on swinging, so patient, so sure
and nothing can touch you while resting secure
so let your eyes close as the quiet grows deep

[Chorus]
Christopher, Christopher, sleep without fear
you are the warmth that I gather so near
nothing will wake you, no shadow, no cold
Christopher, safe now, held gentle, held whole

[Verse 2]
The wooden case hums with a low, patient song
and time moves so softly it can't lead you wrong
you are the still centre this whole night revolves round
wrapped up in a hush with no troubling sound

[Bridge]
Every slow swing is a promise kept near
that you are so loved and have nothing to fear

[Chorus]
Christopher, Christopher, sleep without fear
you are the warmth that I gather so near
nothing will wake you, no shadow, no cold
Christopher, safe now, held gentle, held whole

[Outro]
Somewhere that pendulum swings soft and slow
carrying you where the warm dreams will go

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