Lantern Stern

Intro

Mm-mm

Oh-oh-oh

Verse 1

Stained glass morning on my windowpane

Purple murmur crawl the ceiling slow

I traded my compass for a painted feather

And let the garden tell me where to go

Pre-Chorus

And the organ hums a low cathedral moan

Every color circling its throne

Chorus

Lay me down in the honey light

Where the shadows bend and the hours unlearn

Drift me past the ivy gate

Till the moon becomes a lantern stern

Verse 2

My pocket watch has melted to a puddle

The ticking turned to rivers at my feet

I whisper secrets to the marble staircase

And every step responds with bittersweet

Pre-Chorus

And the organ swells a tide of amber air

Carrying my name to somewhere fair

Chorus

Lay me down in the honey light

Where the shadows bend and the hours unlearn

Drift me past the ivy gate

Till the moon becomes a lantern stern

Bridge

Rat-tat-tat on the temple door

Let me in let me in let me in once more

A hundred keys but none will fit the night

So I hum my way through the painted light

Chorus

Lay me down in the honey light

Where the shadows bend and the hours unlearn

Drift me past the ivy gate

Till the moon becomes a lantern stern

Till the moon becomes a lantern stern