The Last Lantern / ザ ラスト ランタン

[Verse 1] The harbor bells have lost their sound Only gulls are circling round Paint has fallen from the walls Silence answers every call Bougainvillea climbs the stone Like it never grew alone Every doorway keeps a name No one left to speak the same [Pre-Chorus 1] Maps grow older than our hearts But memories don't fall apart [Chorus 1] Lead me where the lanterns burn again Where the music rides the ocean wind Every smile still knows my face Every road remembers grace Maybe time was only passing through Leaving all its brightest shades with you If this night is just pretend Please don't wake me up again [Verse 2] Only one old inn remains Holding back the autumn rain On the terrace, fading light Wrapped me softly into night Then the marketplace returned Candles danced and torches burned Spanish songs and Portuguese Floated lightly on the breeze Children laughing by the pier Voices I could almost hear Every window shining gold Every story still untold [Pre-Chorus 2] Dreams are rivers without shores Opening forgotten doors [Chorus 2] Lead me where the lanterns burn again Where the moon still kisses every sail Every heartbeat finds its place Every stranger wears a friendly face Maybe somewhere just beyond the sea There's a world that's waiting patiently If tomorrow steals the view I'll come back in dreams to you [Bridge] Cities climb into the sky Yet nobody looks up high Every clock keeps running fast Never asking what has passed Maybe progress has its price Trading wonder once for ice If the soul still needs a home Perhaps we're never meant to roam [Final Chorus] Lead me where the lanterns burn again Where forgotten hearts can live again Though the harbor fades away It still calls my name each day Was it only just a sleeping mind Or another world I left behind? When the morning touched my eyes The sea was wearing no disguise Still I swear beyond the foam There's a place that feels like home [Outro] Somewhere beyond the waking tide... The last lantern still shines...