The Slow Light Turning
Style: Ambient wash

[Verse 1]
A far off light turns slowly past the window where you lie
It brushes soft across the wall and then it drifts away
I watch it move and think of how it never seems to hurry
And know that you are safer than the quiet end of day

[Chorus]
Walter, close your eyes now, let the light keep turning slow
Nothing in this room can touch you, nothing you should know
You are held here warmer than the white walls ever glow
Walter, you are steady even when the beam is low

[Verse 2]
The wall goes bright then dim again the way your breathing does
A hush moves through the house like water settling to still
I keep my hand upon you as the far beam sweeps and passes
And nothing in the dark tonight can climb up on this sill

[Pre-chorus]
The light will keep on turning long after you have gone to sleep
It does not need you watching, it will still be there at dawn
So let your shoulders soften now, there's nothing left to keep

[Chorus]
Walter, close your eyes now, let the light keep turning slow
Nothing in this room can touch you, nothing you should know
You are held here warmer than the white walls ever glow
Walter, you are steady even when the beam is low

[Bridge]
However far that light must travel, it will not travel here
You are wrapped in something steadier than any beam can be
Sleep is only you and me and one small quiet sphere

[Chorus]
Walter, close your eyes now, let the light keep turning slow
Nothing in this room can touch you, nothing you should know
You are held here warmer than the white walls ever glow
Walter, you are steady even when the beam is low

[Outro]
The light will turn its slow round long after you have drifted
And you will still be held here, warm and safe and gifted

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