Softly the Night Comes Nearer
Style: Rain and piano

[Verse 1]
Somewhere behind that door the house breathes soft and slow
Curling at the edges where the yellow paper peels
Nothing in this house has ever wished you harm
Rest inside the hush that this old room reveals

[Chorus]
Vera, close your eyes now, let the evening in
Sleep is only kindness wrapped around your name
Every corner of this room was made to keep you safe
Vera, you are held here, gentle just the same

[Verse 2]
Watch the small light fading underneath the door
Warm and low and steady like a heartbeat in the wall
Nobody will wake you, nothing here will call
You can drift off softer than a feather's fall

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, little breaths are slowing, sinking deep and slow
Even shadows soften when the lamp begins to dim
Sleep is only waiting on the edge of a lullaby

[Chorus]
Vera, close your eyes now, let the evening in
Sleep is only kindness wrapped around your name
Every corner of this room was made to keep you safe
Vera, you are held here, gentle just the same

[Bridge]
Paper thin and peeling, still it holds its place
Just like love that's older, worn but never gone
You are safe inside this quiet, golden space

[Chorus]
Vera, close your eyes now, let the evening in
Sleep is only kindness wrapped around your name
Every corner of this room was made to keep you safe
Vera, you are held here, gentle just the same

[Outro]
Sleep now behind the door where yellow light is turning gold
You are the warmest thing this old room ever gets to hold

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