Soot and Starlight
Style: Accordion cradle

[Verse 1]
The soot drifts slow behind the little wire guard tonight
A spark climbs up and fades before it learns to fly
You watch it all with eyes that soon will lose the light
Wrapped up so warm, so safe, beneath this quiet sky

[Pre-chorus]
The embers settle lower as the room breathes soft and slow
Every small sound folds away to let the hush grow deep
There's nothing you must carry now, no further you need go

[Chorus]
Nancy, the fire is turning gentle, turning low
Nobody's as loved as you, however far you'd roam
There's no place chancy waiting, only this soft glow
Nancy, close your eyes now, you are always home

[Verse 2]
The flue holds all its whispers like a story told in grey
Each little glow that lifts and falls is resting, just like you
You need not chase the sparks tonight, they'll still be there by day
There's nothing you must finish, nothing left to do

[Pre-chorus]
The embers settle lower as the room breathes soft and slow
Every small sound folds away to let the hush grow deep
There's nothing you must carry now, no further you need go

[Chorus]
Nancy, the fire is turning gentle, turning low
Nobody's as loved as you, however far you'd roam
There's no place chancy waiting, only this soft glow
Nancy, close your eyes now, you are always home

[Bridge]
Sleep is just the softest kind of dancey, drifting turn
No need to hold on tight to anything but rest
You are held as gently as the last of embers burn
Long after every spark has gone, you're loved the best

[Chorus]
Nancy, the fire is turning gentle, turning low
Nobody's as loved as you, however far you'd roam
There's no place chancy waiting, only this soft glow
Nancy, close your eyes now, you are always home

[Outro]
The soot lies still behind the guard, its climbing all done
Sleep now, Nancy, safe and warm till morning's soft begun

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