[Verse 1] The moon is climbing o'er the eastern ridge, I’m waiting for you by the old stone bridge. My father says your name is a bitter vine, That’ll choke the life from this heart of mine. I slipped the latch while the house was still, And ran through the mist on the hunter’s hill. My mother warns of the storm you’ll bring, But I’d trade the world for a gold-braid ring. [Chorus] Let the lanterns burn and the windows bar, They cannot quench the light of a falling star. The world can wither in a thousand ways, While I’m lost in your undying gaze. [Verse 2] They speak of honor and they speak of kin, As if a heart like ours was a heavy sin. They’ve forgotten how it feels to burn so bright, To find a sun in the middle of the night. They can build their walls and they can sow their hate, But they’re years too late to lock the gate. For every word they throw to break us down, I find a kingdom in your eyes of brown. [Chorus] Let the lanterns burn and the windows bar, They cannot quench the light of a falling star. The world can wither in a thousand ways, While I’m lost in your undying gaze. [Bridge] If we have to run to the valley deep... Then that is the promise that I will keep. No winter frost or parent’s scorn, Can dim the light of this love we’ve sworn. [Outro] I’m lost in you... I’m lost in you... In your undying gaze.
