The Slow Turning Light
Style: Kalimba night

[Verse 1]
Somewhere a heavy lens is turning slowly through the dark
Sweeping its beam so soft across the salt-stained glass
Nothing tonight is asked of you but to rest and hark
The quiet turning promise that this feeling comes to pass

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes now, let the turning light keep watch for you
Every slow revolving beam is only saying one thing true
There is nowhere safer than this moment, holding you

[Chorus]
Riley, Riley, the light turns for you tonight
Wrapped in warmth while the whole wide world turns dim
Nothing out there needs to trouble your sleep so light
Riley, you are held, you are safe, you are him

[Verse 2]
The glass may catch the salt and blur the edges of the sea
But nothing blurs how deeply, dearly, you are loved and known
Somewhere behind the fog a lens keeps turning steadily
Just like the quiet love that holds you gently as its own

[Bridge]
Let the slow beam turn and turn until your breathing turns as slow
Every circle of that light is one more reason not to fear
Sleep now, little one, and let the whole night learn to know
That you are watched, you are wanted, you are always here

[Chorus]
Riley, Riley, the light turns for you tonight
Wrapped in warmth while the whole wide world turns dim
Nothing out there needs to trouble your sleep so light
Riley, you are held, you are safe, you are him

[Outro]
Somewhere still that heavy lens turns slowly through the dark
Sleep now, Riley, safe and warm behind the salt-stained glass

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