Small Steady Flame
Style: Music box

[Verse 1]
A short white wick is glowing low inside its clay saucer bowl
Steady and small it holds the dark like something it can tame
Nothing tonight will ever touch the warmth that keeps you whole
And nothing in this quiet house will ever dim your flame

[Chorus]
Clarence, the night is soft and low and made to hold you well
You are the warmth this house was built around, so calm, so clear
Sleep now, Clarence, safe inside the hush of evening's spell
Nothing can reach you here, my Clarence, nothing goes near

[Verse 2]
The little flame won't waver even when the wind creeps by the door
Steady as a promise made and kept without a single sound
You are held the way that small light's held above the floor
Wrapped in something gentle that will never touch the ground

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes and let the day slide off like water from your hands
Nothing waits beyond this room but morning soft and slow
Rest here now while everything around you understands

[Chorus]
Clarence, the night is soft and low and made to hold you well
You are the warmth this house was built around, so calm, so clear
Sleep now, Clarence, safe inside the hush of evening's spell
Nothing can reach you here, my Clarence, nothing goes near

[Bridge]
Even when the little flame has burned down soft and slow
You will still be carried gently everywhere you go

[Chorus]
Clarence, the night is soft and low and made to hold you well
You are the warmth this house was built around, so calm, so clear
Sleep now, Clarence, safe inside the hush of evening's spell
Nothing can reach you here, my Clarence, nothing goes near

[Outro]
The small white wick will keep its watch till morning finds the door
You are the light this whole house waited for

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