A White Beam Through Cotton Walls
Style: Kalimba night

[Verse 1]
A white beam slips through the cotton walls of our tent tonight
Soft as a hand laid gentle on the edge of the dark
It finds the corner where you're curled up small and warm and light
And rests there quiet like it came to leave its little mark

[Chorus]
Georgia, sleep now, the whole wide night is holding you still
You are the warmest thing that this quiet house has known
Nothing can reach you, not the wind nor the far off hill
Georgia, you are held closer than you have ever known

[Verse 2]
The lamp turns low and the shadows learn to lie down too
Every small sound outside goes soft and settles into rest
Somewhere a door clicks shut and keeps the cold away from you
Here in this warmth you are the safest and the best

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, the beam is fading slow along the tent's white side
Your breathing slows to match the turning of the far off tide
And sleep comes closer, gentle, waiting just to step inside

[Chorus]
Georgia, sleep now, the whole wide night is holding you still
You are the warmest thing that this quiet house has known
Nothing can reach you, not the wind nor the far off hill
Georgia, you are held closer than you have ever known

[Bridge]
Let the dark be only softness, only cotton, only calm
Nothing in this night was ever meant to bring you harm

[Chorus]
Georgia, sleep now, the whole wide night is holding you still
You are the warmest thing that this quiet house has known
Nothing can reach you, not the wind nor the far off hill
Georgia, you are held closer than you have ever known

[Outro]
The white beam dims to nothing on the wall where it once lay
Sleep now, Georgia, safe till morning finds its way

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