Sparks in the Chimney
Style: Gentle acoustic

[Verse 1]
Soot is tapping soft against the brickwork of the flue
and the sparks are dancing gentle where the shadows spread thick
every little ember knows exactly what to do
settling down to rest beside you, quiet as bedrock

[Pre-chorus]
Outside the wind is humming low and losing all its bite
the whole wide house is folding down around this one small light
and everything is turning soft and slower into night

[Chorus]
Frederick, the fire is low and all the sparks are still
nothing needs to hurry now, nothing climbs the hill
rest your head and let the quiet carry what it will
Frederick, you are held here closer than the chill

[Verse 2]
Somewhere up the chimney breath the last spark turns to grey
and the brick holds all its warmth for one more hour of you
nothing in this house is asking you to stay awake
only asking you to breathe the way the embers do

[Pre-chorus]
Outside the wind is humming low and losing all its bite
the whole wide house is folding down around this one small light
and everything is turning soft and slower into night

[Chorus]
Frederick, the fire is low and all the sparks are still
nothing needs to hurry now, nothing climbs the hill
rest your head and let the quiet carry what it will
Frederick, you are held here closer than the chill

[Bridge]
Sleep is just the fire dimming, never going out
you are safe as bedrock underneath the last soft light

[Chorus]
Frederick, the fire is low and all the sparks are still
nothing needs to hurry now, nothing climbs the hill
rest your head and let the quiet carry what it will
Frederick, you are held here closer than the chill

[Outro]
The soot has gone to quiet where the small sparks used to play
and you are drifting warmer than the embers, love, away

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