The Little Flame Settles
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
The little wax stump is melting down soft and slow on the floor
Down into the brass where it settles and glows a bit more
On the boards where the shadows go quiet and wide
You are held here tonight, you could not want for anything more

[Pre-chorus]
The flame is bending lower now, giving up its last light
Every worry of the day is folding into the night
So close your eyes, love, and drift where the dark is kind

[Chorus]
Helen, the house has gone soft and still around you
Nothing tonight has the power to trouble or hound you
There is a hush that the whole wide dark seems to dwell in
And whatever you dream, I will be here beside you

[Verse 2]
The saucer holds all that is left of a long burning day
Just a small pool of gold that will cool and fade away
You are worth more than all of the light in the world
Sleep now, there is nothing that needs you to stay

[Bridge]
Let the last little flicker sink down and go out
Nothing can reach you, there is nothing to doubt

[Chorus]
Helen, the house has gone soft and still around you
Nothing tonight has the power to trouble or hound you
There is a hush that the whole wide dark seems to dwell in
And whatever you dream, I will be here beside you

[Outro]
The wax has gone still and the brass has gone cold and quiet
Sleep on, little one, safe in the dark and the quiet

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