Lantern in the Water (Version 2)

Verse 1

I walk down to the lake before the dawn

The sky still dark above me like a shroud

I toss this lantern on the water's edge

And watch it float until the lights come out

Pre-Chorus

Now I'm standing here alone with nothing to say

Only the stars and my own heartbeat swaying

Chorus

Lantern in the water, dancing slow and wide

I don't need a crowd to feel this tide pull me inside

Every little ripple brings another name to mind

And for one second here I'm not left behind

Verse 2

My grandma used to tell me how it glows like gold

When you throw it out into the lake where nobody's told

I never understood why but tonight it makes sense to me

This whole world turning under these same stars, just like she said

Pre-Chorus

Now I'm standing here alone with nothing to say

Only the stars and my own heartbeat swaying

Chorus

Lantern in the water, dancing slow and wide

I don't need a crowd to feel this tide pull me inside

Every little ripple brings another name to mind

And for one second here I'm not left behind

Bridge

So let it float and drift until the morning light

I'll stay right here where my own shadow's taking flight

This lake won't swallow me like it swallowed all of time

Tonight this lantern finds a way to bring them back in my mind