The Slow Brass Beat
Style: Kalimba night

[Verse 1]
Down the dark hallway a brass pendulum is swinging so slow
Behind its glass doors it keeps time just for you
Every soft tick tells the whole house you're safe here below
Rita, the night knows exactly what to do

[Chorus]
Rita, Rita, the dark is a friend keeping watch by your bed
Sweeter than any old song I could sing
You are the calm at the end of the hallway ahead
Rita, you're held by the warmth that night brings

[Verse 2]
The clock behind glass never hurries and never runs late
It swings out its rhythm the same as your breath
Somewhere a door has been left on the smallest of gates
Just so the quiet can carry you gently past rest

[Pre-chorus]
Listen how slowly the brass and your breathing agree
Nothing tonight has to hurry or reach
Close your eyes now and float where it's easy to be

[Chorus]
Rita, Rita, the dark is a friend keeping watch by your bed
Sweeter than any old song I could sing
You are the calm at the end of the hallway ahead
Rita, you're held by the warmth that night brings

[Bridge]
Somewhere behind glass doors the pendulum swings on and on
Marking the hours that carry you home
Rest now, my Rita, till most of the darkness is gone

[Chorus]
Rita, Rita, the dark is a friend keeping watch by your bed
Sweeter than any old song I could sing
You are the calm at the end of the hallway ahead
Rita, you're held by the warmth that night brings

[Outro]
Somewhere the brass keeps its slow steady beat in the glass
And you, little Rita, sleep safe as the hours pass

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