The Slow Old Swing
Style: Glockenspiel

[Verse 1]
Behind the wooden doors a small light swings so slow
It counts the quiet minutes as the fire starts to glow
And every gentle tick is calling softly out your name
Kelly, close your eyes now, let the ticking ease the day

[Pre-chorus]
The house is settling down around you, soft and low
The swinging keeps its rhythm like it wants you all to know

[Chorus]
Kelly, Kelly, hush now, let the whole wide world go still
There is nobody who loves you more and nobody who will
The dark is only velvet pulled up gently to your chin
So rest your head and let the quiet carry you within

[Verse 2]
That slow old pendulum has swung since long before you came
And still it keeps on swinging, calling out its steady aim
It doesn't know a lullaby, it only knows to sway
But I know you're the reason that I'll watch it swing till day

[Chorus]
Kelly, Kelly, hush now, let the whole wide world go still
There is nobody who loves you more and nobody who will
The dark is only velvet pulled up gently to your chin
So rest your head and let the quiet carry you within

[Bridge]
Swing on slowly, swing on gently, nothing here will ever rush
Time can wait outside the window while the house stays warm and hushed

[Chorus]
Kelly, Kelly, hush now, let the whole wide world go still
There is nobody who loves you more and nobody who will
The dark is only velvet pulled up gently to your chin
So rest your head and let the quiet carry you within

[Outro]
The little swing still moves behind the doors, so soft, so slow
And you are safe and held and loved, wherever dreams may go

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