Verse 1
Tin roof creaking in the late afternoon
Red dirt settling, welcoming the moon
One wire hanging from an amber bough
Nothing to settle, nothing to say now
Your shoulder brushes where the wood turns dry
We let the evening roll across the sky
Pre-Chorus
Heels on the clay
Wind turns around
Give it away
Down to the ground
Chorus
Lanterna swinging slow
Follow where the heavy shadows go
Lanterna swinging slow
Warm on your skin, low in the bone
Verse 2
Kerosene burning with an orange ring
Nobody speaking, let the log drum sing
Your two feet planted in the cooling sand
Weight of the rhythm falling where we stand
Sweat on the collar, quiet in the chest
The day is sinking down into the west
Pre-Chorus
Heels on the clay
Wind turns around
Give it away
Down to the ground
Chorus
Lanterna swinging slow
Follow where the heavy shadows go
Lanterna swinging slow
Warm on your skin, low in the bone
Bridge
Copper wire hums in time
Your step leaning into mine
No clock running out the light
Just the brass holding the night
Chorus
Lanterna swinging slow
Follow where the heavy shadows go
Lanterna swinging slow
Warm on your skin, low in the bone