Slow Wings, Little Frankie
Style: Soft piano

[Verse 1]
A little moth is tapping soft against the yellow light
Its wings are slower now than they were before
Everything is settling into the folds of night
And you are the one I keep watching for

[Pre-chorus]
The lamp is turning gold and low and gentle on the wall
Your breathing finds a rhythm sweet and slow
And that is all it takes to hush the whole world small

[Chorus]
Frankie, the light is dim and kind above your head
Nothing tonight will ask you to be strong
Frankie, I'll stay until the last soft word is said
And hum you through the dark with this small song

[Verse 2]
The moth has folded up against the warm glass now
Its wings have stilled the way your hands have stilled
You don't need to know the how or ask me why or how
The quiet in this room is already fulfilled

[Pre-chorus]
The lamp is turning gold and low and gentle on the wall
Your breathing finds a rhythm sweet and slow
And that is all it takes to hush the whole world small

[Chorus]
Frankie, the light is dim and kind above your head
Nothing tonight will ask you to be strong
Frankie, I'll stay until the last soft word is said
And hum you through the dark with this small song

[Bridge]
Sleep now, there is nowhere else you need to be
Just this small room, this glow, this steady beat
You are held so gently, you are held so easily
Safe as wings that finally found somewhere to rest

[Chorus]
Frankie, the light is dim and kind above your head
Nothing tonight will ask you to be strong
Frankie, I'll stay until the last soft word is said
And hum you through the dark with this small song

[Outro]
The moth has gone to sleep against the quiet yellow shade
And you are sleeping too, my Frankie, safe and slow

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