Stripe of Gold
Style: Gentle acoustic

[Verse 1]
A stripe of yellow light falls soft across the stairs tonight
Quiet gathers in the hallway, dimming every sound and sight
Somewhere past that gentle glow your little eyes grow slow
You are held here, you are safe here, tucked away from every fright

[Chorus]
Walter, close your eyes now, let the whole wide house grow still
Nothing here can hurt you, nothing wishes to or will
Sleep is only softness rising slowly to the sill
Walter, you are loved so deeply, that no dark can ever spill

[Verse 2]
Patterned paper on the wall keeps every shadow calm and slow
Up above the sleeping rooms a hush begins to grow
Little breaths are rising, gentle as the falling light
You are safe inside this evening, wrapped in all it has to show

[Pre-chorus]
Somewhere a door clicks softly shut against the cooling air
Somewhere a candle dims to nothing, leaving only care
And still that golden line keeps shining, telling you it's there

[Chorus]
Walter, close your eyes now, let the whole wide house grow still
Nothing here can hurt you, nothing wishes to or will
Sleep is only softness rising slowly to the sill
Walter, you are loved so deeply, that no dark can ever spill

[Bridge]
Rest now, little wanderer, the night has nowhere else to be
Every hush that holds you also holds a part of me

[Chorus]
Walter, close your eyes now, let the whole wide house grow still
Nothing here can hurt you, nothing wishes to or will
Sleep is only softness rising slowly to the sill
Walter, you are loved so deeply, that no dark can ever spill

[Outro]
That stripe of light will still be waiting gently on the stair
Sleep now, Walter, you are cradled softly everywhere

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