A Light for Lena
Style: Kalimba night

[Verse 1]
Out past the glass the black water is wide and still
There's a small red light that blinks on the far off hill
It keeps its slow watch while the whole world starts to rest
And you are held here, safe against a warm, calm chest

[Pre-chorus]
The night is thick but nothing here can reach you now
Every shadow softens low and settles down somehow
Close your eyes, my love, while the dark turns kind and slow

[Chorus]
Lena, Lena, the light beats soft and low
Like a heart that's learned the gentle way to glow
Nothing in this night was ever built to harm
You're the warmest thing inside this quiet, dark
Lena, sleep now, you are safe within my arm

[Verse 2]
The window holds the cold and keeps it far outside
While the little beacon blinks its patient, steady tide
Nothing has to hurry, nothing has to be undone
You can drift so easy now, my dearest little one

[Chorus]
Lena, Lena, the light beats soft and low
Like a heart that's learned the gentle way to glow
Nothing in this night was ever built to harm
You're the warmest thing inside this quiet, dark
Lena, sleep now, you are safe within my arm

[Bridge]
Far off waters may be endless, deep and wide
But you are closer than the breath here at my side
Let the blinking light just fade into a hum
Nothing in this world can touch you, love, while I am here

[Chorus]
Lena, Lena, the light beats soft and low
Like a heart that's learned the gentle way to glow
Nothing in this night was ever built to harm
You're the warmest thing inside this quiet, dark
Lena, sleep now, you are safe within my arm

[Outro]
The light still blinks out there beyond the glass, so far away
But you are wrapped in warmth and drifting soft toward day

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