Woollen Dark
Style: Clarinet nightlight

[Verse 1]
A woollen blanket settles soft and slow across my lap tonight
The window's open just to let the cooling breeze drift light
Somewhere past the glass a single star is holding still
And you are here beside me, wrapped in warmth and candlelight

[Pre-chorus]
The night is turning gentle, folding down its edges low
Every little sound outside is learning how to go
So let your breathing slow to meet the hush I'm humming to you

[Chorus]
Clara, close your eyes now, let the dark come sit with us
Nothing in this room tonight will ever make a fuss
I will hold the quiet here as steady as a mirror
Clara, you are held so well, there's nothing you should trust more

[Verse 2]
The blanket keeps its warmth like something learned by heart
Nothing in the shadows here has any plan to part
Out beyond the sill the wind is humming something clearer
And you are safe inside it all, right from the very start

[Chorus]
Clara, close your eyes now, let the dark come sit with us
Nothing in this room tonight will ever make a fuss
I will hold the quiet here as steady as a mirror
Clara, you are held so well, there's nothing you should trust more

[Bridge]
Sleep can be a soft place, wide and warm as any sky
No need to wander far tonight, no need to wonder why
You are the calm this whole house circles gently around

[Chorus]
Clara, close your eyes now, let the dark come sit with us
Nothing in this room tonight will ever make a fuss
I will hold the quiet here as steady as a mirror
Clara, you are held so well, there's nothing you should trust more

[Outro]
The blanket stays right where it fell across my quiet lap
And you are wrapped in every bit of warmth this night can hold

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