Steady as the Pendulum
Style: Humming choir

[Verse 1]
Somewhere in the hallway a brass heart swings so slow
Counting out the minutes till the candle burns down low
Every gentle tick tock says the night is kind to you
And the dark you're scared of turns to something warm and true

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes and listen to the calm inside the case
Let the steady rhythm settle every worry in its place
Feel it wrap around you like a soft and sure embrace

[Chorus]
Diana, sleep is holding you the way the pendulum swings
Steady through the darkness till the morning light it brings
Diana, you're the safest of a thousand precious things
Rest inside the quiet where the humming choir sings

[Verse 2]
The mahogany is polished by a hundred sleepy years
Keeping watch beside you, chasing off your smallest fears
Nothing in the shadows here will ever cause you harm
Only steady swinging keeping you forever warm

[Chorus]
Diana, sleep is holding you the way the pendulum swings
Steady through the darkness till the morning light it brings
Diana, you're the safest of a thousand precious things
Rest inside the quiet where the humming choir sings

[Bridge]
Tick by tick the whole wide house is breathing slow with you
Nothing here will hurry you, there's nothing you must do
Just the gentle swinging, soft and sure and true

[Chorus]
Diana, sleep is holding you the way the pendulum swings
Steady through the darkness till the morning light it brings
Diana, you're the safest of a thousand precious things
Rest inside the quiet where the humming choir sings

[Outro]
The brass heart keeps on swinging long after you have gone to rest
Loving you more steadily than words could say it best

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