Down the Warm Dark
Style: Kalimba night

[Verse 1]
The house goes quiet as the last light starts to fade away
There's a cold brass rail curving down into the dark below
But you don't need to follow it further than my hand
I'll keep you closer than the hallway ever seems to know

[Pre-chorus]
The dark can curl around the stairs and mean no harm at all
Every corner of this house is learning how to hush
So close your eyes before the quiet has to call

[Chorus]
Zion, Zion, let the whole wide night grow still
Nothing in the shadows here will ever wish you ill
You are held so gently, like a breath before the dawn
Zion, sleep now, all the worry's gone

[Verse 2]
Somewhere down that curving rail the darkness starts to bend
There's a warmth that travels with you wherever you may roam
I will leave a light on low so you can find the end
Every step you're tryin' leads you softly back to home

[Chorus]
Zion, Zion, let the whole wide night grow still
Nothing in the shadows here will ever wish you ill
You are held so gently, like a breath before the dawn
Zion, sleep now, all the worry's gone

[Bridge]
Even brass grows warm beneath a steady, loving hand
Even dark can soften when it knows that you are near

[Chorus]
Zion, Zion, let the whole wide night grow still
Nothing in the shadows here will ever wish you ill
You are held so gently, like a breath before the dawn
Zion, sleep now, all the worry's gone

[Outro]
The rail curves down but you are staying safe up here with me
Sleep now, Zion, warm and still as morning waits to be

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