Faint Along the Rails
Style: Vibraphone drift

[Verse 1]
Far off the tracks are catching a faint orange glow tonight
Soft as the hush that settles when the whole wide world goes still
You are held closer than the warmth of any train light
Safe in this room while shadows learn to lie down and be still

[Pre-chorus]
Close now your eyes and let the distant whistle fade away
Nothing tonight can reach you, nothing here will lead you astray
I'll stay right here while the dark turns soft and easy and grey

[Chorus]
Irene, the night is holding you so gently and serene
Sleep finds you like a quiet, well worn, well loved routine
Nothing can touch you here, not one thing has ever been between
This love and you, my steady, my own evergreen

[Verse 2]
The rails hum low out yonder like a lullaby half sung
Carrying light from somewhere far to settle where you rest
You are the warmest corner that this whole night has found
Wrapped up and certain, held the way that matters best

[Pre-chorus]
Close now your eyes and let the distant whistle fade away
Nothing tonight can reach you, nothing here will lead you astray
I'll stay right here while the dark turns soft and easy and grey

[Chorus]
Irene, the night is holding you so gently and serene
Sleep finds you like a quiet, well worn, well loved routine
Nothing can touch you here, not one thing has ever been between
This love and you, my steady, my own evergreen

[Bridge]
Somewhere a train moves slow through the sleeping fields and trees
Carrying nothing that matters more than this small room and you
Rest now, there's nowhere safer than right here with me

[Chorus]
Irene, the night is holding you so gently and serene
Sleep finds you like a quiet, well worn, well loved routine
Nothing can touch you here, not one thing has ever been between
This love and you, my steady, my own evergreen

[Outro]
The light on the tracks has dimmed now, soft as breath, easing low
Sleep well, sleep deep, I am here, and I will not go

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