(low humming with dying fire ambience, distant rain, soft cello drone) Verse 1 The fire burns low now beside us The storm has quieted at last Your hands no longer shake with fury Only weariness remains beneath the ash The walls still hold the echoes softly Of all the nights you could not rest Of every wound that taught your spirit To survive with teeth instead Chorus When rage finally sleeps What remains is only grief and bone The long ache underneath the armor The fear of being left alone But I am here Still here Even with the silence low And nothing trembling in your spirit Could make me let you go Verse 2 The bells hang still beside the doorway Rainwater hums against the stone Lavender rests beside the pillow The house breathes soft and warm around us both No monster lives within your sorrow No cruelty in your pain Some hearts learn rage before they learn That gentleness can stay Bridge Anger is often only grief that survived long enough to become fire Final Chorus So let the embers settle slowly Let the long night loosen deep You do not have to stay burning To deserve a place to sleep And even if the silence frightens you Even if old storms still call I will remain beside your heartbeat When rage no longer stands at all Ending (layered humming with low embers crackling softly) Mmmmm… Rest now… Mmmmm…
