Slow the Flame
Style: Harp lullaby

[Verse 1]
The wax is pooling slowly into its small saucer of light
A draught comes soft and turns the wick down low
Everything in this room is settling in for the night
And you are held here safely, however the winds may blow

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes, let the flicker fade to amber and rest
Nothing tonight is asking anything more of you
The dark is only a blanket that loves you best

[Chorus]
Hamish, the night is turning gentle just for you
Sleep is a warm tide rising slow around your name
Hamish, there's nowhere safer than this hush you're settling into
No draught, no dark, can ever trouble that small flame

[Verse 2]
The saucer holds the wax the way this house holds you
Quiet and round and never asking you to stay awake
Somewhere a wick is bending but the warmth stays true
And every soft thing tonight is here for your sake

[Chorus]
Hamish, the night is turning gentle just for you
Sleep is a warm tide rising slow around your name
Hamish, there's nowhere safer than this hush you're settling into
No draught, no dark, can ever trouble that small flame

[Bridge]
Even when the little flame leans and dips out of sight
Somebody is watching over all of it, and you

[Chorus]
Hamish, the night is turning gentle just for you
Sleep is a warm tide rising slow around your name
Hamish, there's nowhere safer than this hush you're settling into
No draught, no dark, can ever trouble that small flame

[Outro]
The wax has settled soft and still within its saucer now
And you are settling too, held gently, safe somehow

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