Dew on the Vine
Style: Clarinet nightlight

[Verse 1]
The garden holds its breath while every leaf turns soft and grey
Out where the tomato vines are curling round the old wood bench
Somewhere in that hush the whole wide dark is bowing low to say
You are the reason quiet feels like something it can trench

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes and let the garden gather up its light
Every drop of dew is holding still to keep you near
So let the hush come closer, easy, slow, and hold you tight

[Chorus]
Yahya, the whole dark garden leans in soft to keep you warm
Nothing here can touch you, not the wind and not the rain
You are held the way the roots are held beneath the quiet lawn
Sleep now, little Yahya, let the night say your name again

[Verse 2]
Somewhere past the fence the last of daylight folds itself away
Leaving just the shine of water sitting still on every leaf
You are tucked in safer than the softest thing could ever say
Nothing in this whole wide garden holds a single trace of grief

[Bridge]
Let the bench sit empty while the dark wraps round your bed
Every hour that passes only draws you closer still to sleep

[Chorus]
Yahya, the whole dark garden leans in soft to keep you warm
Nothing here can touch you, not the wind and not the rain
You are held the way the roots are held beneath the quiet lawn
Sleep now, little Yahya, let the night say your name again

[Outro]
The dew will still be shining when the morning finds the bench
You are already held, and always will be, little one

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