The Door Closes Soft
Style: Cello cradle

[Verse 1]
The heavy door swings shut against the hallway's soft carpet floor
Closing out the day and everything that came with company
Nothing more can reach you now behind this quiet door
And nothing in the dark tonight will ever trouble Stephanie

[Pre-chorus]
Let the hush come settle low around your sleepy head
Feel the warmth that's holding you, close and steady in your bed
Breathe out slow, my love, there's nowhere else you need to be

[Chorus]
Stephanie, the night is yours to keep and hold tonight
Rest here safe where every worry finally lets you be
Nothing needs to hurry now, nothing needs to be just right
Stephanie, you're wrapped in calm as quiet as the sea

[Verse 2]
The hallway light fades slowly out beneath the door you closed
No sound but breathing left inside this small and gentle room
You're carried now by nothing more than how you're loved and known
And sleep will come to find you soft, the way it always does

[Bridge]
No need to hold the day a moment longer than you must
Let it drift away from you like something soft as dust
Somebody's here to watch the dark and keep it kind for you

[Chorus]
Stephanie, the night is yours to keep and hold tonight
Rest here safe where every worry finally lets you be
Nothing needs to hurry now, nothing needs to be just right
Stephanie, you're wrapped in calm as quiet as the sea

[Outro]
The door stays closed against the hallway, holding back the light
Sleep now, you are safe within this small and steady night

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