Lanterns in the Dark (Folk Pop Remix)

[Intro — humming, slight stereo-panning, imitates soft sizzling of fire-lighted lanterns as they are released into the sky] Somewhere, a match is struck Somewhere, a window glows Somewhere, a trembling hand Lets go of what it holds [Verse 1 — intimate, emotional, restrained] I found a little flame Floating down the rain No name upon the water No shelter from the pain It flickered like a secret Carrying folded light I don’t know who sent it But it warmed a winter night [Pre-Chorus] One spark became a skyline One whisper found another One lonely heart threw silver Into someone else’s fire [Chorus — tight stacked harmonies] So I’ll raise my hands for the lanterns in the dark For the nameless little suns that teach the cold to start Every broken wing that learned to leave a mark I can see you I can see you Like lanterns in the dark [Verse 2 — more rhythmic] Some bloom like desert roses Some fall like winter rain Some dress their wounds in velvet Some danced to hide their pain And every little ember That trembles through the air Becomes a road for strangers Who thought no one was there [Pre-Chorus 2] One storm became an ocean One shadow learned to sing One pair of tired shoulders Gave another soul its wings [Chorus - bigger swells gently expressive] So I’ll raise my hands for the lanterns in the dark For the nameless little suns that teach the cold to start Every broken wing that learned to leave a mark I can see you I can see you Like lanterns in the dark [Bridge] Maybe we are rivers Carrying the moon Maybe we are gardens Growing from a wound Maybe every echo Is a hand across the sea Maybe every midnight Leaves a key beneath the leaves [Pre-Chorus 3 — stripped, emotional pause] So let the quiet thunder roll Let the hidden flowers climb Let the ashes turn to gold Let the bells remember time… [Final Chorus] So I’ll raise my heart for the lanterns in the dark For the rain-soaked little flames still burning where they are Every silent wound that turned into a spark I can feel you I can feel you… Like lanterns in the dark Like lanterns in the dark. [Gentle Outtro End]