White Ash, Warm Dark
Style: Accordion cradle

[Verse 1]
Watch how the fire folds itself down soft and slow
letting go of all its colour, letting go of its glow
nothing left but warmth that settles deep into the room
holding back the dark and making gentle space for you

[Chorus]
Frederick, the embers bank and dim
this whole house breathes slower just for him... for you, for him
Frederick, my quiet bedrock, sleep
nothing in this night has any need to keep

[Verse 2]
Somewhere past the window the cold has lost its bite
tucked away and softened by the low lamp's light
you are held here safer than a coal beneath grey ash
wrapped in something steady that will always outlast

[Pre-chorus]
Feel how the guard has cooled, how the last spark rests
how the whole small room has settled into you at your chest
and how the quiet asks for nothing else but this

[Chorus]
Frederick, the embers bank and dim
this whole house breathes slower just for him... for you, for him
Frederick, my quiet bedrock, sleep
nothing in this night has any need to keep

[Bridge]
You are the warmth that stays after the flame has said quick goodnight
you are the reason this dark feels kind instead of tight

[Chorus]
Frederick, the embers bank and dim
this whole house breathes slower just for him... for you, for him
Frederick, my quiet bedrock, sleep
nothing in this night has any need to keep

[Outro]
Sleep now, while the ash turns soft and white and still
you are the warmth this whole house carries, and always will

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