Lyrics: Verse 1: Lanterns on the lake like floating TV screens Showing all the parts of us we hide from screens You say, “Take a breath,” like you’ve done it before And I hear the tide forgive the shore Pre-Chorus: Silver sneakers stepping through the mist Every footprint writing hope with a fist Chorus: Lanterns on the lake, let ’em glow We’ll talk to the dark till it learns to let go If love’s a boat, then we’ll keep it steady Even when the water gets heavy and ready Lanterns on the lake, don’t drift away Hold my hand—make this night stay Verse 2: The wind plays lead on a fiddle string Like every little fear has got a little ring Your laugh is warm under a moonlit crown We’re not alone, even when we’re down Pre-Chorus: So if you’re breaking, I’ll help you mend With a song and two brave hands Chorus: Lanterns on the lake, let ’em glow We’ll talk to the dark till it learns to let go If love’s a boat, then we’ll keep it steady Even when the water gets heavy and ready Lanterns on the lake, don’t drift away Hold my hand—make this night stay Verse 3: Morning will come with its bright new rumors But we’ll still carry these calm-colored wonders I’ll keep your name like a light in my pocket And never let the night be the one that stops it Bridge: Oh, I’ve been chasing answers down a long road But you taught me peace is something that you hold Silver shine on the shoreline, hear it ring Lanterns sing our song—everything Final Chorus: Lanterns on the lake, let ’em glow We’ll talk to the dark till it learns to let go If love’s a boat, then we’ll keep it steady Even when the water gets heavy and ready Lanterns on the lake, don’t drift away Hold my hand—make this night stay
