The Lantern's Promise

The Lantern's Promise by Everwild Collective

This acoustic ballad is about the promise of a true friend to always be there to lend a light in stormy times.

Lyrics

I am a lantern, holding a small but steady flame

I keep my flame lit, for night's too long to walk alone this way

A tale I carry, learned from a story worn by time

If you need a light, then you can borrow mine

I had an old friend, she walked with a lamp that glowed before

But heavy weather, left it shrouded in the storm

Through every tempest, her own light started flickering low

And so I lent her mine, to help her see the road

When the winds rose against us

Together we kept on walking home

And I kept the light burning

So she knew that she wasn't alone

The dark grew heavy, the rain came down in sheets of gray

The path before us, disappeared and nearly fell away

I almost faltered, like my light might fade into the air

But somehow I stayed steady, I would not leave her stranded there

When the winds rose against us

Together we kept on walking home

And I kept the light burning

So she knew that she wasn't alone

Then on the next day, the golden sun began to rise

The storm had broken, the morning light shone in her eyes

I saw her smiling, because she knew we made it through

We reached her safe home, and now her own lamp shines too

When the winds rose against us

Together we kept on walking home

And I kept the light burning

So she knew that she wasn't alone

I am a lantern, holding a small but steady flame

And if you need me, I’ll gladly walk home with you again