Quiet as the Butter Dish
Style: Music box

[Verse 1]
The kitchen has gone quiet now, the counter cool and bare
Just one small dish of butter left, forgotten in the dark
But you are held so gently here, wrapped up beyond compare
Sleep now, little Gary, you're the safest little spark

[Pre-chorus]
The clock ticks soft, the house breathes low, the night is settling in
Nothing stirs but shadows now, and even they grow still
So let your worries drift away like whispers on the wind

[Chorus]
Gary, Gary, close your eyes, the dark is warm and kind
Somewhere past the midnight hour, the world has slowed to rest
You are carried, you are held, you're never left behind
Gary, sleep, for you are loved and you are truly blessed

[Verse 2]
Nothing needs to move tonight, not even careful hands
The dish sits cold upon the counter, patient in the gloom
But you are warm beneath the blankets, safe as anyone can
Rest here, little Gary, in this quiet, gentle room

[Chorus]
Gary, Gary, close your eyes, the dark is warm and kind
Somewhere past the midnight hour, the world has slowed to rest
You are carried, you are held, you're never left behind
Gary, sleep, for you are loved and you are truly blessed

[Bridge]
Every little sound tonight is soft and far away
Nothing here can trouble you before the break of day

[Chorus]
Gary, Gary, close your eyes, the dark is warm and kind
Somewhere past the midnight hour, the world has slowed to rest
You are carried, you are held, you're never left behind
Gary, sleep, for you are loved and you are truly blessed

[Outro]
The butter dish still waits there, quiet on the counter's edge
And you sleep on, held safely, past the midnight's ledge

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