Yellow Light on the Wall
Style: Glockenspiel

[Verse 1]
A train slips by far off and paints the wall in gold
The light goes sweeping slow across the room and then it's gone
You watch it drift like something soft that no one has to hold
And still you are the calmest thing this quiet house rests on

[Pre-chorus]
The house breathes low, the night pulls in its edges close and warm
Nothing out there in the dark can reach this little bed
So let the hush come nearer, let it settle without harm

[Chorus]
Ottilie, the whole wide night is holding you tonight
Sleep is just a small boat and you are drifting light
Nothing in the shadows here will ever dim your glow
Ottilie, my Ottilie, the safest place I know

[Verse 2]
The wallpaper goes quiet once the train has gone from sight
And the room settles back into its ordinary grey
But something of that gold still seems to linger in the light
Like the feeling that I get when I watch you drift away

[Bridge]
Rest your small hands, let your breathing slow and settle deep
There is nothing in this world that gets to keep you up
Every worry waits outside the door of where you sleep

[Chorus]
Ottilie, the whole wide night is holding you tonight
Sleep is just a small boat and you are drifting light
Nothing in the shadows here will ever dim your glow
Ottilie, my Ottilie, the safest place I know

[Outro]
Somewhere far a train rolls on and takes its light away
But you stay golden in this room until the break of day

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