Lanterna

by Big Big Train

From the album: Welcome to the Planet

Track 3 of 9 on Welcome to the Planet (2022).

Duration: 6:29

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Lyrics for Lanterna

Kings of the land are weak Before the seas (And rising storms) Wisdom can fade and towers fall (Words can be cast out) We look at the same stars Walk the same paths Leave only a trace And just for a while We wait for the ebbing tide And try to make for common ground Ahead of the dying light we look to find A way back home Out on the edge, seeking a path There are no gods here, only us Fly before the storm Racing for the shore No safe harbour near Nowhere left to hide Find a course to take them home Work together, stand together Not alone They are not alone No Old man of the sea (Rising from the deep) Summoning the waves (Calling out their names) Running from an angry god Lead them home, bring them home They are not alone Not alone At a place where the waves meet the shore Raise a tower and send light over the sea Mark the land with unshakable spires Make a harbour for travellers And for strangers Keepers of the light (Reach far into the night) For those who sail the seas (In peril on the tides) Voyagers escaping storms Beacons call to bring them home They are not alone Not alone At a place where the waves meet the shore Raise a giant and send light over the sea Mark the land with unshakable spires Make a harbour for travellers And for strangers (We made the land our common ground) (We made the sea our common ground) As we stand together side by side Turn our faces to the skies One day we take ship to the stars One day we take ship to the stars

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More from Welcome to the Planet

  1. Made from Sunshine
  2. The Connection Plan
  3. Lanterna
  4. Capitoline Venus
  5. A Room with No Ceiling
  6. Proper Jack Froster
  7. Bats in the Belfry
  8. Oak and Stone
  9. Welcome to the Planet