Soft as Soot
Style: Fingerpicked night

[Verse 1]
Somewhere above us the chimney breathes low and soft
Soot drifts down slow like a hush let loose from a loft
Nothing in this house is rushing tonight
You are the calm that the whole room is held aloft by

[Pre-chorus]
The brick keeps its warmth the way I keep you close
Every small sound settles down as the fire goes low
So let your eyes close before I finish this line

[Chorus]
Izzy, the dark is only a blanket pulled soft and slow
Nothing can touch you, nothing can trouble you so
You are the warmest thing in this quiet house tonight
Izzy, sleep now, there's nowhere safer to go

[Verse 2]
The flue holds its breath and lets the soot fall like snow
Quiet as that is how deep and how well you will sleep
No sound in the world could pull you from where you rest
You are held here so gently, so completely, so slow

[Chorus]
Izzy, the dark is only a blanket pulled soft and slow
Nothing can touch you, nothing can trouble you so
You are the warmest thing in this quiet house tonight
Izzy, sleep now, there's nowhere safer to go

[Bridge]
Every soft grey speck comes to rest and then is still
You are loved the same way, without needing to try
Let the whole night settle the way that soot will

[Chorus]
Izzy, the dark is only a blanket pulled soft and slow
Nothing can touch you, nothing can trouble you so
You are the warmest thing in this quiet house tonight
Izzy, sleep now, there's nowhere safer to go

[Outro]
Somewhere above us the last of the soot settles down
You are already sleeping, and the whole house is quiet now

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