Soft as the Pines
Style: Music box

[Verse 1]
Somewhere the pine needles brush a rusted roof so slow
Whispering the small and quiet way that they know how
And you are the warmest thing this house will ever hold
Sleepy as the evening bending on the tallest bough

[Pre-chorus]
The dark outside is soft, it only wants to stay
It folds around the house and keeps the cold away
So let your breathing slow, there's nowhere else to be

[Chorus]
Tatum, close your eyes, let the branches sway 'em
Nothing in this night could ever wish to weigh 'em
Tatum, hush now, dear, let the quiet play 'em
Softer than a spring, gentler than an autumn

[Verse 2]
The metal roof holds every little sound so tenderly
Turning it to something low and safe before it falls
And you are held the same way, closer than you'll ever see
Wrapped in all the warmth that any bedtime ever calls

[Chorus]
Tatum, close your eyes, let the branches sway 'em
Nothing in this night could ever wish to weigh 'em
Tatum, hush now, dear, let the quiet play 'em
Softer than a spring, gentler than an autumn

[Bridge]
Rest now, let the whole wide dark grow small and kind
Nothing here will ever leave you far behind

[Chorus]
Tatum, close your eyes, let the branches sway 'em
Nothing in this night could ever wish to weigh 'em
Tatum, hush now, dear, let the quiet play 'em
Softer than a spring, gentler than an autumn

[Outro]
Still the pine needles brush that rusted roof so light
Carry you, carry you, gently through the night

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