Slow the Gear
Style: Cello cradle

[Verse 1]
Somewhere behind the wall a heavy gear is turning slow
Turning just to keep this whole house steady through the dark
And every small click settles deeper than you know
Nothing in this night can leave a single mark

[Pre-chorus]
The pendulum swings behind the glass, so patient and so sure
Rocking time itself to sleep before it comes to you
So let your eyes grow heavy, you have nothing to endure

[Chorus]
Eugene, the whole house holds its breath for you tonight
Every corner soft and hushed and turned down low
You are the reason the dark feels warm, not a fright
Eugene, close your eyes now, let the quiet grow

[Verse 2]
Far off in some other room the brass wheels catch and turn
Small and steady, never rushing, never loud
Nothing in this house was built to make you yearn
You are the calm center underneath this cloud

[Bridge]
Let the ticking be the sound that carries you away
Nothing here will change before the morning comes

[Chorus]
Eugene, the whole house holds its breath for you tonight
Every corner soft and hushed and turned down low
You are the reason the dark feels warm, not a fright
Eugene, close your eyes now, let the quiet grow

[Outro]
Somewhere the gear keeps turning slow, so patient, so unseen
Sleep now, you are so deeply loved, Eugene

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