Slow as the Pendulum
Style: Rocking chair waltz

[Verse 1]
The brass behind the glass door swings so slow and low tonight
It seems to wait for you before it dares to move at all
Everything in this room has learned to breathe the way you breathe
And nothing needs to hurry now, not while you're holding tight

[Chorus]
Mabli, the whole house has gone quiet just for you
Sleep is a door swinging softly, letting the dark come through
Nobody could love this small a heartbeat quite so fierce
Close your eyes now, Mabli, there is nothing left to do

[Verse 2]
The pendulum keeps counting out the minutes till you dream
It never rushes, never stops, it only rocks and gleams
You are the reason it keeps time at all inside this house
Rest now, little one, you're safer than you've ever been

[Pre-chorus]
Hear how the ticking settles into something like a song
Feel how the dark has turned so soft it couldn't do you wrong
Let every worry drift away, there's nowhere else to be but

[Chorus]
Mabli, the whole house has gone quiet just for you
Sleep is a door swinging softly, letting the dark come through
Nobody could love this small a heartbeat quite so fierce
Close your eyes now, Mabli, there is nothing left to do

[Bridge]
Swing slow, swing low, however long the night may seem
You will still be held when morning finds you deep in dream
Nothing can reach you here where the brass light barely gleams

[Chorus]
Mabli, the whole house has gone quiet just for you
Sleep is a door swinging softly, letting the dark come through
Nobody could love this small a heartbeat quite so fierce
Close your eyes now, Mabli, there is nothing left to do

[Outro]
The brass will keep on swinging gently long after you're asleep
And I'll be here still watching over everything you keep

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