Yellow Light, Ethel
Style: Accordion cradle

[Verse 1]
The hallway keeps a small light burning low beneath your door
A golden little seam laid soft across the carpet floor
It waits there while you drift beyond the edge of thinking
And it will still be waiting long after you ask for more

[Chorus]
Ethel, close your eyes now, let the whole house settle
You are held so gently like a folded petal
Ethel, nothing in the dark can touch you here tonight
Sleep is just another name we give to feeling right

[Verse 2]
Somewhere past that thin bright line a heart is keeping watch for you
Counting every breath you take until the morning comes in view
No sound will slip in past the hush that wraps around this room
Only love stood quiet guard the whole night through

[Pre-chorus]
The light beneath the door won't ever go out on you
It's small but it is steady, it is faithful and it's true
So let your shoulders soften now, there's nowhere left to go but

[Chorus]
Ethel, close your eyes now, let the whole house settle
You are held so gently like a folded petal
Ethel, nothing in the dark can touch you here tonight
Sleep is just another name we give to feeling right

[Bridge]
Rest now, there is nothing you must carry, nothing owed
Every soft thing in this house was made to ease your load

[Chorus]
Ethel, close your eyes now, let the whole house settle
You are held so gently like a folded petal
Ethel, nothing in the dark can touch you here tonight
Sleep is just another name we give to feeling right

[Outro]
The light beneath the door will still be gold when morning comes
And you will wake up loved, the way you fell asleep, the same

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