Grey Ash Settling
Style: Vibraphone drift

[Verse 1]
Grey ash is settling soft in the hearth as the house breathes low
Wood smoke taps gently against the glass like it wants to stay
Every small ember has somewhere warm and slow to go
And you are held here closer than the ending of the day

[Pre-chorus]
The last of the light is folding itself down into the floor
Nothing is asking you to open your eyes once more
So let the quiet carry you where it was always heading

[Chorus]
Everly, the whole room is turning soft and heavenly
Hush now, there is nothing here that means you any harm
Sleep is just a kindness that keeps arriving endlessly
And you are the reason this small house feels so warm

[Verse 2]
Somewhere past the window the night is folding itself in half
Nothing out there needs you, nothing out there ever will
Only this low room and the last coals having their laugh
And you, breathing slower, going still and still

[Bridge]
Let the smoke go where the smoke has always gone
Let your held breath finally set itself down

[Chorus]
Everly, the whole room is turning soft and heavenly
Hush now, there is nothing here that means you any harm
Sleep is just a kindness that keeps arriving endlessly
And you are the reason this small house feels so warm

[Outro]
The ash has gone quiet now, grey and settled in its bed
Sleep the way the embers sleep, with nothing left unsaid

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