The Coat by the Door
Style: Rocking chair waltz

[Verse 1]
One coat hangs still on its hook while the hallway goes dim
The house breathes out and folds itself around you
Nothing is waiting, nothing calls you back through that door
Only this quiet room was built to surround you

[Chorus]
Fiona, the night has come soft just for you
Fiona, there's nowhere you're needed but here
Every dark corner has turned into shelter
Sleep and I'll keep watching, you've nothing to fear

[Verse 2]
The brass on the hook catches almost no light now
Yet still I can find it with my eyes half closed
Just like I could find you in any dark hallway
You're the one steady thing that this whole house holds

[Pre-chorus]
Let your small hands uncurl and your shoulders sink low
Let the last of the day slip away like a coat
There's only this moment, so warm and so slow

[Chorus]
Fiona, the night has come soft just for you
Fiona, there's nowhere you're needed but here
Every dark corner has turned into shelter
Sleep and I'll keep watching, you've nothing to fear

[Bridge]
Somewhere outside, the wind moves the trees without hurry
No footsteps come, no door needs to be found
You are not lost here, you never were lost here
You're held in this house like the softest of sound

[Chorus]
Fiona, the night has come soft just for you
Fiona, there's nowhere you're needed but here
Every dark corner has turned into shelter
Sleep and I'll keep watching, you've nothing to fear

[Outro]
The coat will still hang when the morning comes creeping
So rest now, Fiona, there's nothing to keep

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