Lights in the Window

[Music Box Intro] [Verse 1] There’s a quiet little house at the end of the lane Porch light glowing through the silver rain Cookies on a plate and a warm embrace Grandma’s kiss soft on your face (mmm-hmm) [Verse 2] Windows fog with the laughter inside Blankets piled high for a movie night (cozy night) Cocoa steam dancing in the amber glow Shadow figures on the wall put on a show (just a show) [Chorus] Oh the little lights in the window shine Guiding you home every single time (every time) Safe in her arms where the cold can’t creep Little lights watching while you sleep (while you sleep) [Lullaby Motif Begins to Detune] [Verse 3] But the years roll on, life pulls you away Yet the house still looks just the same today (unchanged) Neighbors swear the light still burns each night Though she passed one quiet autumn twilight (twilight) [Bridge] You return one night just to see it again Heart full of warmth from way back when The door opens slow with a whispering sound No prints in the dust on the floor or the ground (no one around) Still the little lights in the window shine But dim… like they’re waiting for a sign (waiting, waiting) The air grows heavy, the silence deep Little lights watching while you sleep (don’t fall asleep) [Music Box Break] [Final Verse] On the mantle sits your childhood frame Your smiling face unchanged, the same But etched beneath it in a childlike scrawl: (come play… stay… don’t leave at all…) “Thank you for coming. You’ll be one of us soon.” (forever… forever… forever…)