Ash and Ember
Style: Vibraphone drift

[Verse 1]
The fire is folding into grey and going soft and slow
It doesn't need you watching now, it knows the way to go
Behind the black screen the embers hum a quiet little song
So let your busy little thoughts just settle down below

[Pre-chorus]
Every ember dims a little more and softens as it cools
The whole wide room is breathing slow beneath the falling ash
And nothing needs your eyes to stay open any longer

[Chorus]
Larry, the warmth will stay here long after the light is low
Carry your dreaming softly, there's nowhere else to go
Even the embers rest when the deepest dark comes near
And Larry, we'll still be close when the morning starts to grow

[Verse 2]
The ash falls light as feathers on the coals that used to burn
Nothing is lost inside that hush, it only rests in turn
Somewhere beneath the grey the glow keeps holding steady still
And you can let your eyelids do the same, in their own turn

[Chorus]
Larry, the warmth will stay here long after the light is low
Carry your dreaming softly, there's nowhere else to go
Even the embers rest when the deepest dark comes near
And Larry, we'll still be close when the morning starts to grow

[Bridge]
Nothing you're holding has to be held so tightly tonight
Let it go soft the way the fire lets go of its light

[Chorus]
Larry, the warmth will stay here long after the light is low
Carry your dreaming softly, there's nowhere else to go
Even the embers rest when the deepest dark comes near
And Larry, we'll still be close when the morning starts to grow

[Outro]
The screen holds the last of the glow so gently through the night
And you are held that way too, all the way to morning light

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