Soft as Soot Falling
Style: Accordion cradle

[Verse 1]
Soot is falling soft on paper crumpled by the grate
Nothing burns tonight, the room is calm and safe and still
Every little sound has learned to wait and wait and wait
You are held here closer than the curtains on the sill

[Pre-chorus]
The house breathes slow around the last light dimming low
Nothing needs to move, and nothing needs to hurry on
So let your eyes grow heavy as the embers start to go

[Chorus]
Jett, my love, the night has come to keep you safe and set
Warmth is curled around you like a promise you can't forget
Jett, the dark outside is nothing but a gentle debt
Sleep will pay it kindly, and the morning brings no threat

[Verse 2]
Somewhere far a kettle sighs and settles into rest
Shadows on the wall are only friends who came to stay
You are wrapped up warmer than a bird within its nest
Nothing in this whole wide house would ever lead you astray

[Pre-chorus]
The house breathes slow around the last light dimming low
Nothing needs to move, and nothing needs to hurry on
So let your eyes grow heavy as the embers start to go

[Chorus]
Jett, my love, the night has come to keep you safe and set
Warmth is curled around you like a promise you can't forget
Jett, the dark outside is nothing but a gentle debt
Sleep will pay it kindly, and the morning brings no threat

[Bridge]
Rest now, little one, there's nothing left to chase or mend
Every soft grey ember knows exactly how to bend

[Chorus]
Jett, my love, the night has come to keep you safe and set
Warmth is curled around you like a promise you can't forget
Jett, the dark outside is nothing but a gentle debt
Sleep will pay it kindly, and the morning brings no threat

[Outro]
The soot has settled quiet on the paper, calm and slow
Sleep now, dear one, everything you need is here to hold

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