[Verse 1] I saw you by the reeds A gold-bright lie in the dark You danced on the black mud Then vanished when I spoke My boots sank deep Your glow stayed just ahead A lantern made of hunger And a trail that never bled [Pre-Chorus] Come closer Come closer I called into the marsh Your shadow learned my name [Chorus] Will-o'-the-wisp Lead me astray Will-o'-the-wisp Don't fade away Burn on my tongue Haunt my steps tonight Will-o'-the-wisp My beautiful light (beautiful light) [Verse 2] Past the alder trees Past the drowned-out road You flickered in the cattails Like a secret I should know Every spark you made Put cold in my chest I followed like a sinner Following an old debt [Pre-Chorus] Come closer Come closer I begged the broken air Your glow cut through the rain [Chorus] Will-o'-the-wisp Lead me astray Will-o'-the-wisp Don't fade away Burn on my tongue Haunt my steps tonight Will-o'-the-wisp My beautiful light (beautiful light) [Bridge] If you're a saint of mud If you're a child of flame If you're the lost dead dreaming I will still speak your name Take me where you vanish Take me where the water lies I'll follow that trembling ember Till it opens in my eyes [Final Chorus] Will-o'-the-wisp Lead me astray Will-o'-the-wisp Don't fade away Burn on my tongue Haunt my steps tonight Will-o'-the-wisp My beautiful light (beautiful light) Will-o'-the-wisp Lead me astray Will-o'-the-wisp Take me away
