Soft Static, Nell
Style: Glockenspiel

[Verse 1]
The radio hums low beside a glass of water on the shelf
Its quiet static sounds like waves that no one else can tell
And I could listen to that hush forever if it helps you rest
Because the whole wide room grows calm whenever you are near yourself

[Pre-chorus]
The light is going soft and slow, the way it always does
The house breathes out and settles down the way a held thing was
So let the small sounds carry you to somewhere warm and still

[Chorus]
Nell, the night has room for you to rest in it a while
Nothing here will hurry you, no reason yet to smile
Sleep is just a gentle place where nothing needs to dwell
And you are safe inside it now, my quiet-hearted Nell

[Verse 2]
Somewhere far off a station hisses softly through the dark
And I would sit and listen to it always, just to mark
How steady you become when everything else goes quiet
Because your breathing is the sound I keep here in my heart

[Chorus]
Nell, the night has room for you to rest in it a while
Nothing here will hurry you, no reason yet to smile
Sleep is just a gentle place where nothing needs to dwell
And you are safe inside it now, my quiet-hearted Nell

[Bridge]
No need to hold on tight to anything but sleep
Let every worry loosen now and settle soft and deep

[Chorus]
Nell, the night has room for you to rest in it a while
Nothing here will hurry you, no reason yet to smile
Sleep is just a gentle place where nothing needs to dwell
And you are safe inside it now, my quiet-hearted Nell

[Outro]
The water in the glass stays still, the static hums along
And you drift off inside the warmth of this unfinished song

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