(soft humming with low fire crackle, distant rain, and gentle cello) Verse 1 The fire has burned low beside us The storm still leans against the glass Your breathing comes in quiet waves now The worst of it beginning to pass Your hands still tremble now and then Like echoes of the night But nothing in your weary sorrow Makes me fear the fading light Chorus I will stay until dawn Until the shadows loosen slow Until your spirit settles softly And your heartbeat remembers home No mask No armor No need to stand alone You are safe here in the quiet You are wanted through the cold Verse 2 The willow bends beside the river The bells hang silent near the flame Lavender rests against the pillow And I still whisper your name No part of you is too heavy No wound too deep to remain near Even the sharpest hurting hearts Still deserve tenderness here Bridge Some people spend so long surviving They forget what it feels like to be gently kept Final Chorus So rest now if your body asks it Let the long night loosen low You do not have to earn your safety By carrying every sorrow alone And even if sleep comes slowly Even if old ghosts still call I will remain beside your heartbeat Until dawn touches us both Ending (layered humming with fire crackle and distant morning birds barely beginning) Mmmmm… Still here… Mmmmm…
