The Slow White Light
Style: Clarinet nightlight

[Verse 1]
A slow white light goes turning above the narrow cot
It brushes the whitewashed wall and finds the quiet spot
Nothing out there can reach you, nothing stirs and nothing ought
You are held so gently here, right here where you are, Scott

[Chorus]
Scott, the night is soft around you, and it means you no harm
Sleep is only another way of holding you warm
Scott, my love will circle round you like that slow turning light
Nothing in this whole wide dark can touch you tonight

[Verse 2]
The beam comes round so slowly, like a hand that checks you're near
It touches every corner and it leaves no room for fear
Your breathing settles softer than a story or a thought
This is the calmest hour, and it belongs to you, Scott

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes and let the turning light do all the keeping
Every worry of the day is folding into sleeping
There is nowhere safer than the quiet that you're sinking into

[Chorus]
Scott, the night is soft around you, and it means you no harm
Sleep is only another way of holding you warm
Scott, my love will circle round you like that slow turning light
Nothing in this whole wide dark can touch you tonight

[Bridge]
Rest now, the walls are only holding warmth for you to keep
Every slow round of the light is rocking you toward sleep

[Chorus]
Scott, the night is soft around you, and it means you no harm
Sleep is only another way of holding you warm
Scott, my love will circle round you like that slow turning light
Nothing in this whole wide dark can touch you tonight

[Outro]
The light will still be turning long after you have gone to sleep
And I'll be right beside you, yours to hold and yours to keep

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