Dust and Quiet
Style: Music box

[Verse 1]
Dust is drifting soft above the radiator's glow
Somewhere past the door the old floor gives a gentle creak
You are wrapped up warm where all the quiet rivers flow
Nothing in this house has any reason to be sleek

[Chorus]
Lisa, hush now, let the whole wide night grow small
Close your eyes and let the ceiling be your only sky
Lisa, you are held above whatever else might fall
Sleep is just another way of saying I am nearby

[Verse 2]
Somewhere down the hall a floorboard settles into rest
Every little sound tonight is only saying you are known
The light comes through the curtain like it's tucking in your chest
You are not alone here, even though you feel you're on your own

[Pre-chorus]
Hear how soft the whole house breathes around you now
Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to keep
There is only this, the dark and you and how

[Chorus]
Lisa, hush now, let the whole wide night grow small
Close your eyes and let the ceiling be your only sky
Lisa, you are held above whatever else might fall
Sleep is just another way of saying I am nearby

[Bridge]
Every small thing loves you without needing to be loud
The warmth beneath the window doesn't ask for a reply
It only stays, it only holds, it never leaves your side

[Chorus]
Lisa, hush now, let the whole wide night grow small
Close your eyes and let the ceiling be your only sky
Lisa, you are held above whatever else might fall
Sleep is just another way of saying I am nearby

[Outro]
The dust still drifts above the radiator, slow and gold
You are the warmest thing this quiet house will ever hold

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