Beneath the Quiet Chime
Style: Rocking chair waltz

[Verse 1]
Down the carpeted passage a brass pendulum swings so slow
behind its little glass door it hums a tune soft and low
Keith, the whole house is settling in around your bed
and every gentle tick just tells you it's time to go

[Pre-chorus]
The hallway light is dimming as the clock begins to keep time
your blanket's warm and heavy and the shadows learn to rhyme
so let your eyes grow heavy while the night starts to unwind

[Chorus]
Keith, my love, the dark is only quiet dressed in black
there's nothing out there waiting that will ever hold you back
Keith, you're wrapped in something softer than the moon's own sheath
and every tick tock tells you that the morning's coming back

[Verse 2]
Somewhere down the passage that old brass keeps its steady beat
counting out the minutes like a lullaby on repeat
Keith, you don't need worry over anything tonight
the whole house breathes around you soft as snow beneath your feet

[Bridge]
Rest now while the pendulum keeps swinging safe and slow
let the ticking carry you to somewhere soft you know

[Chorus]
Keith, my love, the dark is only quiet dressed in black
there's nothing out there waiting that will ever hold you back
Keith, you're wrapped in something softer than the moon's own sheath
and every tick tock tells you that the morning's coming back

[Outro]
The brass pendulum settles as the house grows still and deep
sleep now, little Keith, behind that quiet door of sleep

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