Carry On, Marion
Style: Accordion cradle

[Verse 1]
White cotton lifts and falls like a slow and easy sigh
The dark is soft tonight, and it means you no harm at all
There's nothing in the hush that could ever pull you from my arm
I'll hold you till the quiet has rocked you soft and small

[Pre-chorus]
Hear how the window breathes with the night air drifting through
Nothing out there is bigger than the love I have for you
So let your eyes grow heavy, there's nowhere left to go

[Chorus]
Marion, Marion, the dark won't carry on
Soft as the fabric that drifts till the light comes back at dawn
You are the calm I keep and the warmth I won't let go
Marion, sleep now, there's nowhere safer than here I know

[Verse 2]
The fabric sways so slowly like it's humming its own tune
It doesn't ask for answers, it just moves with the room
You don't need to carry a single worry of your own
Just breathe beside me here where every fear has flown

[Chorus]
Marion, Marion, the dark won't carry on
Soft as the fabric that drifts till the light comes back at dawn
You are the calm I keep and the warmth I won't let go
Marion, sleep now, there's nowhere safer than here I know

[Bridge]
Let every small sound fade to nothing but your breath
Nothing tonight could touch the peace that holds you best

[Chorus]
Marion, Marion, the dark won't carry on
Soft as the fabric that drifts till the light comes back at dawn
You are the calm I keep and the warmth I won't let go
Marion, sleep now, there's nowhere safer than here I know

[Outro]
The cotton settles still now, its dance is nearly done
Sleep well, my Marion, till the morning brings the sun

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