Down Past the Kitchen
Style: Fingerpicked night

[Verse 1]
Somewhere down the hall the pendulum is swinging slow
past the kitchen where the small light starts to glow
counting out the minutes as the house grows still
and every gentle beat says you are loved, you know

[Chorus]
Lilah, Lilah, close your eyes and rest your head
the whole wide house is settling as you climb into bed
nothing in the dark tonight can ever touch your calm
you are held so close and safe, Lilah, by my arm

[Verse 2]
The clock behind the glass keeps time so soft and true
marking every heartbeat that the night sets aside for you
nothing hurries, nothing waits, the hours drift like foam
and every quiet tick just says that you are home

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, the hallway hums its low and steady song
the dark is only velvet, it was never very long
and sleep is coming gently to carry you along

[Chorus]
Lilah, Lilah, close your eyes and rest your head
the whole wide house is settling as you climb into bed
nothing in the dark tonight can ever touch your calm
you are held so close and safe, Lilah, by my arm

[Bridge]
Let the pendulum keep swinging while you drift away
you are the warmest, softest part of every single day

[Chorus]
Lilah, Lilah, close your eyes and rest your head
the whole wide house is settling as you climb into bed
nothing in the dark tonight can ever touch your calm
you are held so close and safe, Lilah, by my arm

[Outro]
Somewhere down the hall the pendulum still swings
and you are the softest, safest of all things

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