Soft Floors, Softer You
Style: Cello cradle

[Verse 1]
The floorboards creak soft under one careful wool sock tonight
Easing you gently toward the edge of a dream
Every small sound in this house is turned down for your light
Nothing tonight is louder than how loved you seem

[Chorus]
Declan, the dark is only a blanket pulled slow
Rest now, the whole tired house breathes with you
Declan, you're held here whichever way the wind blows
There's nowhere as safe as this quiet room

[Verse 2]
Somewhere a sock still pads down a hall grown thin with night
Carrying warmth from one sleepy room to the next
You are the reason these floors learn to walk so light
Guarding the small steady rise of your chest

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes, let the ceiling turn to soft grey
Nothing tonight asks anything more of you
Just this breath, and the hush that leads the way

[Chorus]
Declan, the dark is only a blanket pulled slow
Rest now, the whole tired house breathes with you
Declan, you're held here whichever way the wind blows
There's nowhere as safe as this quiet room

[Bridge]
Sleep gathers you slow, the way warmth gathers a room
Every creak on the floor is a hand held near
You are the calm this whole night is leaning toward

[Chorus]
Declan, the dark is only a blanket pulled slow
Rest now, the whole tired house breathes with you
Declan, you're held here whichever way the wind blows
There's nowhere as safe as this quiet room

[Outro]
The floor settles quiet, the house folds its wings round you
Sleep well, you are carried all the way through

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