Yellow Light on the Floor
Style: Soft piano

[Verse 1]
The lamp outside is painting gold across your patterned rug
and you are warm beneath the blankets, held and safe and snug
the curtains made of wool are hanging still without a sound
this whole small room is quiet now, and you are safely found

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes, the day is folding softly out of sight
nothing here can reach you now, you're wrapped in gentle light
let the hush come nearer, let it carry you tonight

[Chorus]
Sleep now, Iris, let the quiet hold you like a friend
you are loved beyond the counting, loved without an end
rest here, Iris, in the gold that falls across the floor
you are safe as you have ever been, and safe forevermore

[Verse 2]
Somewhere past the window, all the busy world runs on
but here the light stays gentle till the darkness comes and goes
you don't need to know the hour or the reason why it's late
just let the warm glow keep you while the whole night learns to wait

[Bridge]
However far you travel when the morning comes to call
this room will keep its glow for you, small and warm and true
nothing in the dark tonight can touch you here at all

[Chorus]
Sleep now, Iris, let the quiet hold you like a friend
you are loved beyond the counting, loved without an end
rest here, Iris, in the gold that falls across the floor
you are safe as you have ever been, and safe forevermore

[Outro]
The lamp will keep its watch till morning finds the patterned rug
sleep on now, you are held, you are wanted, you are loved

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