Slow Water, Soft Fred
Style: Vibraphone drift

[Verse 1]
The water in the pot is cooling slow and calm tonight
There's nothing here that needs to hurry, nothing burning bright
No lid to hold the warmth, it just goes soft upon its own
And that is how I want you settling into bed

[Pre-chorus]
So let the day go quiet now, let every worry drop
Your breathing slows the way that gentle water always stops
And I am watching over you until it's calm ahead

[Chorus]
Fred, you are the warmest thing this whole house ever held
Nothing in the dark tonight can touch you, little Fred
You are so loved that even shadows soften near your head
There's not a single fear that this small room has not dispelled

[Verse 2]
The steam has left the surface and the room breathes easy now
Nothing in the stillness asks a single thing of you
I'll sit here while the last of all the warmth begins to fade
And know that you are safe no matter what the night has said

[Pre-chorus]
So let the day go quiet now, let every worry drop
Your breathing slows the way that gentle water always stops
And I am watching over you until it's calm ahead

[Chorus]
Fred, you are the warmest thing this whole house ever held
Nothing in the dark tonight can touch you, little Fred
You are so loved that even shadows soften near your head
There's not a single fear that this small room has not dispelled

[Bridge]
Whatever cools by morning still was warm here in my hands
However far you travel, you will always be my Fred

[Chorus]
Fred, you are the warmest thing this whole house ever held
Nothing in the dark tonight can touch you, little Fred
You are so loved that even shadows soften near your head
There's not a single fear that this small room has not dispelled

[Outro]
The water settles quiet now, still holding all its heat
Sleep on, my steady Fred, and know you're kept

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