Lanterns

[Verse 1]

This night will fall like any other

Daylight subsides and shadows crawl out from under

Black corners hiding, something stirs, all so restless

Cracked windows open wide

Dead-bolt turns, doors creak open

Whispers and moonlight there to guide

[Chorus]

Come raise your lantern to the sky

Can we illuminate this night?

We'll dance like heathens 'round a flame

While the world sleeps we are awake

[Verse 2]

The black bird calls, it sings a chorus

While the gathering swells, the flames grow tall right before us

As drums keep pounding and the masses now are fusing

Bodies pressed and tangled

As we revel in confusion

Our inhibitions thrown into the fire

[Chorus]

Come raise your lantern to the sky

Can we illuminate this night?

We'll dance like heathens 'round a flame

While the world sleeps we are awake

[Bridge]

Here in the dark we are safe from the judgement

Now arm in arm locked tight so no one gets in

The Heaven-sent say, "Child, you are hellbent."

But Hell is not where we're going, Hell's where we've been

[Chorus]

Come raise your lantern to the sky

And let's illuminate this night

We'll dance like heathens 'round a flame

And while the world sleeps, we are awake

Raise your lantern to the sky

And let's illuminate this night

We'll dance like heathens around the flames

While the world sleeps, we are awake

[Outro]

(Raise your lantern to the sky) Yeah, we are awake

(Hey, hey)

We are awake

(Now raise your lantern to the sky) Yeah, we are awake

We are awake (Hey, hey)

(We! Are! A)