Ash and Ember
Style: Accordion cradle

[Verse 1]
The last of the fire is folding into grey and going soft
Down in the grate where the warm little embers drift aloft
Nothing tonight is asking you for anything at all
Just the hush of the house and the dark that starts to fall

[Pre-chorus]
Somewhere a coal is settling slow beneath the iron bars
Curling to ash the way the evening folds away the stars
And all that quiet is only asking you to close your eyes

[Chorus]
Justin, the night has nowhere better that it needs to be
Nothing but here, holding you soft and holding you steady
You are the warmth that the whole house is trustin' in
Sleep now, Justin, let the dark begin

[Verse 2]
The grate holds its heat long after the flame has gone quiet
Like love that keeps giving long after you'd think to try it
Nothing is asking you to be anything but small
Just breathing slow while the shadows climb the wall

[Bridge]
Every ember was once a fire that somebody chose to keep burning
Every small warm thing needs someone patient and unhurried, gently tending
You don't have to hold your own light yet, not tonight

[Chorus]
Justin, the night has nowhere better that it needs to be
Nothing but here, holding you soft and holding you steady
You are the warmth that the whole house is trustin' in
Sleep now, Justin, let the dark begin

[Outro]
The ash keeps its warmth long after the light has gone dim
And love keeps its watch the whole night through, holding Justin

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