Soft as Wax
Style: Gentle acoustic

[Verse 1]
The candle burns low and lets its warmth pool round you slow
Melting soft where the small black wick has curled
You are held in a glow that never wants to go
Safest thing in all this sleepy world

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes now, let the evening settle deep
Every worry melting soft as candle wax
Drifting gently down the slope of sleep

[Chorus]
Hope, you are the warmth that stays when light grows dim
Hope, my quiet candle burning low
Nothing in the dark can ever trouble him
You are the softest thing I know

[Verse 2]
The night wraps round the room like a blanket pulled up high
Nothing here can reach you, nothing will
Every little breath is a small and steady sigh
Rising soft and slow like the candle spilled

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes now, let the evening settle deep
Every worry melting soft as candle wax
Drifting gently down the slope of sleep

[Chorus]
Hope, you are the warmth that stays when light grows dim
Hope, my quiet candle burning low
Nothing in the dark can ever trouble him
You are the softest thing I know

[Bridge]
Sleep can hold you gentle as a hand held near
Nothing sharp or hurried waits for you out there
Only quiet, only calm, only warmth to keep you here

[Chorus]
Hope, you are the warmth that stays when light grows dim
Hope, my quiet candle burning low
Nothing in the dark can ever trouble him
You are the softest thing I know

[Outro]
The candle settles low and lets its light grow small and kind
Sleep now, Hope, and leave the whole wide world behind

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