The Lantern's Running Low

Verse 1

Morning light falls on shuttered towns

Rows of empty chairs where folks once sat

I load the wagon slow

Horses standing patient by the gate

The bell don't ring at noon no more

The creek still runs but the fields lie still

I count the names I know

And every one's a scar across the hill

Pre-Chorus

Half the world is sleeping now

And I can't wake them where they fell

Chorus

Lord above

If you're listening tonight

Half of everyone is gone

And I don't know who's left to hold the light

We're burning down

The lantern's running low

And every road I drive is lined with those

We let go

Verse 2

The schoolhouse door hangs off its hinge

The letters on the sign have blistered white

I whisper to the dark

And get no answer coming back tonight

I tended every fevered brow

I sang the songs they hummed as children too

But nothing turned the tide

And now the porch just creaks without you

Pre-Chorus

Half the world is sleeping now

And I can't shake the quiet sound

Chorus

Lord above

If you're listening tonight

Half of everyone is gone

And I don't know who's left to hold the light

We're burning down

The lantern's running low

And every road I drive is lined with those

We let go

Bridge

The rain still falls on barren ground

The church bell's got no one to ring

I'll keep the garden watered though

And plant for what the spring might bring

Chorus

Lord above

If you're listening tonight

Half of everyone is gone

And I don't know who's left to hold the light

We're burning down

The lantern's running low

And every road I drive is lined with those

We let go

Outro

We let go

Mm

We let go