Steady as the Night
Style: Kalimba night

[Verse 1]
Somewhere behind a wooden door a pendulum swings slow
Keeping the time so softly that only love can hear
Nothing will hurry tonight and nothing needs to go
You are the calm at the centre, you are held so near

[Pre-chorus]
The house breathes low around you, every corner kind
Every tick of the clock is folding the day away
And still there is one more thing that waits for you to find

[Chorus]
Deborah, Deborah, sleep now, the night is fairer here
Nothing can touch you while the dark stays warm and near
Rest in the quiet that has always been your carer
Deborah, you are the softest name I know how to say

[Verse 2]
The walnut cabinet gleams a little in the low light
Steady as a heartbeat that never learned to race
Sleep is only the hush that follows you through the night
Wrapped in the same warm corner of a safe, small place

[Chorus]
Deborah, Deborah, sleep now, the night is fairer here
Nothing can touch you while the dark stays warm and near
Rest in the quiet that has always been your carer
Deborah, you are the softest name I know how to say

[Bridge]
Let the slow swing carry every worry far from you
Let the dark be gentle, let the dark be true

[Chorus]
Deborah, Deborah, sleep now, the night is fairer here
Nothing can touch you while the dark stays warm and near
Rest in the quiet that has always been your carer
Deborah, you are the softest name I know how to say

[Outro]
Somewhere the pendulum swings on, keeping watch till light
Sleep well, Deborah, you are safe within the night

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