Light the Lantern

Intro

ah-ah-ah, heyi ya

(la la, la la)

Verse

Moss on my sneakers, moon on my sleeve

Paper lantern harbor where fireflies weave

Dress made of clover, ribbon in blue

You find me where the wild roses grew

Soft steps on the hillside, silver like thread

Little bells on the pathway, guiding ahead

You laugh and the willow bends down to see

Come closer, come closer, come closer to me

Pre-chorus

Take my small hand (take my hand), breathe the warm air

Spin the starlight (spin it), tumble my hair

Say the silly old spell that I learned in a dream

Say it slow, say it slow, let it mean, let it mean

Chorus

Light the lantern, light the lantern, oh-oh

Carry us out of the sleep we know (oh-oh)

Float on willow, float on willow, ah-ah

Flower crowns bloom where the river flows (la la)

Light the lantern, light the lantern, oh-oh

Dance with me until the morning grows (oh-oh)

Ta-ta-touch the moon with your fingertips (with your fingertips)

Hold me close, hold me close, don’t let go (don’t let go)

Verse

Crumbs of comet sugar on your lips

We trade our secrets like sweet tiny scripts

A little fox grins from behind the fern gate

We steal a minute from the map of late

Petal confetti falling slow and sure

Maps on our knees, and the map says cure

If we get lost, we'll make a new road

Patch it with laughter, stitch it with gold

Pre-chorus

Whistle the tune (whistle), I’ll follow the bend

Spin me in circles (spin me), never pretend

This ring of moonlight is big enough for two

Say it loud, say it loud, I want you, I want you

Chorus

Light the lantern, light the lantern, oh-oh

Carry us out of the sleep we know (oh-oh)

Float on willow, float on willow, ah-ah

Flower crowns bloom where the river flows (la la)

Light the lantern, light the lantern, oh-oh

Dance with me until the morning grows (oh-oh)

Ta-ta-touch the moon with your fingertips (with your fingertips)

Hold me close, hold me close, don’t let go (don’t let go)

Bridge

(na-na) We carve a doorway in the oak, hey

(na-na) We paint our names where the dew will stay, hey

(ki-ki-kiss) Fingers traced like constellations

(ki-ki-kiss) We make new constellations

Uri sonkkeuri (our hands) tie knots made of ribbon

Uri gireul (our path) hums like a ribbon — oh

Say it once, say it twice, say it forever

(ah-ah) Say it soft, say it clever, say it forever

Chorus

Light the lantern, light the lantern, oh-oh

Carry us out of the sleep we know (oh-oh)

Float on willow, float on willow, ah-ah

Flower crowns bloom where the river flows (la la)

Light the lantern, light the lantern, oh-oh

Dance with me until the morning grows (oh-oh)

Ta-ta-touch the moon with your fingertips (with your fingertips)

Hold me close, hold me close, don’t let go (don’t let go)

Light the lantern, light the lantern, oh-oh

Light the lantern, light the lantern, oh-oh