[Verse 1] Beyond the Lantern Forest Stood a kingdom built of glass It rose each evening from the sand And vanished when night passed Halum danced beneath its towers Drank with queens and nameless kings Then morning touched the rooftops And erased everything [Chorus] We get one night in the kingdom One song before it's gone One fire beneath the heavens Before another dawn So say the thing you're frightened of Sing badly, dance too long The tragedy is not that life ends It's believing it goes on [Verse 2] Halum watched the palace Turn to sunlight in his hands All the gold became a shimmer All the streets returned to sand He thought of years he'd wasted Waiting for a better day As though time were some great treasure He could always store away [Bridge] No wizard stops the sunrise No warrior defeats time The only spell worth learning Is to spend your moment alive [Outro] The kingdom disappeared. Halum laughed and cried. Then walked toward morning Glad he'd gone inside.
