Deep in the Wicker Shade
Style: Rocking chair waltz

[Verse 1]
The hood curves low and folds the light away so soft
cradling you gently as the evening drifts aloft
Wrapped in wool that holds the warmth the whole night long
you rest inside the hush of one small quiet song

[Chorus]
Kimberly, the dark leans down to keep you near
nothing in this shadow ever brings you fear
Close your eyes, the night has you, Kimberly, so still
held inside the shade until the stars all spill

[Verse 2]
Somewhere past the hood the wind has lost its way
tired now, it settles where the shadows stay
You breathe so slow beneath the woven, curving frame
and sleep has learned by heart the sound of your small name

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, let the rocking carry all you feel
let every worry fold and settle, hushed and still
for something soft is waiting just to sing you through

[Chorus]
Kimberly, the dark leans down to keep you near
nothing in this shadow ever brings you fear
Close your eyes, the night has you, Kimberly, so still
held inside the shade until the stars all spill

[Bridge]
No lantern needed where you lie
the shade itself becomes your lullaby
Every fold of wool remembers how to hold
keeping you from every kind of cold

[Chorus]
Kimberly, the dark leans down to keep you near
nothing in this shadow ever brings you fear
Close your eyes, the night has you, Kimberly, so still
held inside the shade until the stars all spill

[Outro]
The hood still curves above you, soft and low
keeping watch the whole night through, however long you grow

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