Soot and Ember
Style: Vibraphone drift

[Verse 1]
Soot comes tumbling gently down the old red brick tonight
Behind the cold black grate the last small ember glows
Nothing in this room is asking you to move or fight
You are the warmest thing that this quiet house still knows

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes now, let the ember have its say
The dark outside can never find its way in here
So let the day, at last, begin to drift away

[Chorus]
Nicholas, the house breathes slow around your sleepy head
There is no promise sweeter than the one I give
Nicholas, you're safe beneath the blanket on your bed
Held so gently, loved so surely, safe as you can live

[Verse 2]
The chimney holds its breath while shadows settle on the floor
Warm and low the last light hums behind the metal bars
Nothing in the dark tonight is knocking at the door
Only quiet, only you, beneath the far off stars

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes now, let the ember have its say
The dark outside can never find its way in here
So let the day, at last, begin to drift away

[Chorus]
Nicholas, the house breathes slow around your sleepy head
There is no promise sweeter than the one I give
Nicholas, you're safe beneath the blanket on your bed
Held so gently, loved so surely, safe as you can live

[Bridge]
Even soot can settle soft when it has somewhere warm to land
Even iron cools to quiet when the fire has had its say

[Chorus]
Nicholas, the house breathes slow around your sleepy head
There is no promise sweeter than the one I give
Nicholas, you're safe beneath the blanket on your bed
Held so gently, loved so surely, safe as you can live

[Outro]
The last dark fleck falls softly down the old red brick
Sleep now, Nicholas, the whole night keeps you safe as this

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