White Ash Settling
Style: Rocking chair waltz

[Verse 1]
The fire has gone quiet and the room is breathing slow
White ash is settling soft over black metal bars
Every small sound of the evening has learned to let go
And you are the warmest thing left under all these stars

[Pre-chorus]
Outside the dark is gentle and it means you no harm
Every corner of this house is folded round you tight
So let your tired eyes close in the last of the warm

[Chorus]
Kennedy, sleep now, the whole world can wait till the light
There is nothing out there that could ever reach so near
Kennedy, you are held soft through the whole of the night
Close your eyes, my darling, there is nothing to fear

[Verse 2]
The grate has gone grey but the room still holds its heat
You are curled up smaller than the hush around your head
Somewhere far off a clock keeps on counting slow and sweet
And nothing in this wide world would dare disturb your bed

[Chorus]
Kennedy, sleep now, the whole world can wait till the light
There is nothing out there that could ever reach so near
Kennedy, you are held soft through the whole of the night
Close your eyes, my darling, there is nothing to fear

[Bridge]
Every ember fades but the love that watches stays
Long after the last of the warmth has drifted thin

[Chorus]
Kennedy, sleep now, the whole world can wait till the light
There is nothing out there that could ever reach so near
Kennedy, you are held soft through the whole of the night
Close your eyes, my darling, there is nothing to fear

[Outro]
The ash lies quiet now, pale over darkened bars
Sleep on, little one, you are safer than the stars

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