The Clock Down the Hall
Style: Gentle acoustic

[Verse 1]
Somewhere down the hall a brass pendulum is swinging slow
Keeping gentle time so softly while you drift and settle deep
Every quiet tick is telling you it's safe to let it go
Nothing in this house will wake you, you can finally sleep

[Chorus]
Lori, Lori, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind
Nothing here will ever harm you, nothing you should fear
I will hold this whole night steady, you are on my mind
Lori, you're the reason quiet feels so good and near

[Verse 2]
The mahogany case stands patient, polished by the years
Holding all its slow soft rhythm just to sing you down
Every swing has carried whispers past a thousand fears
And every one of them was gentle, never with a frown

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, let the ticking carry all the day away
Let the warmth around you settle like a slow held breath
There is nothing you should worry over, only stay

[Chorus]
Lori, Lori, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind
Nothing here will ever harm you, nothing you should fear
I will hold this whole night steady, you are on my mind
Lori, you're the reason quiet feels so good and near

[Bridge]
Long after lights go low and low the house breathes with you still
Every corner soft and waiting, every shadow gentle, warm

[Chorus]
Lori, Lori, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind
Nothing here will ever harm you, nothing you should fear
I will hold this whole night steady, you are on my mind
Lori, you're the reason quiet feels so good and near

[Outro]
Down the hall the pendulum keeps swinging soft and slow
Sleep now, Lori, safe inside the warmth I'll always know

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