Amber and Quiet
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
Amber light is pooling soft across the woven floor tonight
Spilling gold beside the radiator's steady hum
Everything is dim and slow and gathered in to warmth
Ximena, this is where the quiet comes

[Pre-chorus]
The house breathes low around you, settling as it should
Nothing asks for you to wake, nothing asks for you to run
Just this hush, this held out hand, before the sleep has come

[Chorus]
Ximena, close your eyes now, let the amber hold you still
Nothing in this quiet room could ever wish you harm
You are warmer than the lamplight spilling gold across the sill
Ximena, sleep is just another kind of arm

[Verse 2]
The carpet keeps the shape of you long after you have gone
Every fold of it still warm from where you laid your head
Somewhere in this house a small light stays on through the dark
So you never wake alone or feel afraid

[Bridge]
Let the whole wide night grow soft and small around your breathing
Nothing but the warmth, and you, and no more need for keeping

[Chorus]
Ximena, close your eyes now, let the amber hold you still
Nothing in this quiet room could ever wish you harm
You are warmer than the lamplight spilling gold across the sill
Ximena, sleep is just another kind of arm

[Outro]
The amber light will keep on pooling gently while you rest
Ximena, you are held here, you are safe, you are the best

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