Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I left the porch light on
For your boots in the snow
Lantern in my left hand
Glacier at my throat
Your sweater smelled like rainwater
And old cedar smoke
I held my breath like a secret
Till the sparrow broke
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me where to turn
When the road goes white
Tell me how to keep
Your name in sight
[Chorus]
Lantern, lantern
Lead me home
Compass, compass
Don’t let go
Velvet in my pocket
Glacier in my bones
Lantern, lantern
Lead me home
[Verse 2]
You drew maps on a napkin
With a cracked blue pen
Said the hill by the river
Would remember us then
I kept your little compass
In a brass tin box
It spun like a prayer
When the north wind knocked
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me where to turn
When the road goes white
Tell me how to keep
Your name in sight
[Chorus]
Lantern, lantern
Lead me home
Compass, compass
Don’t let go
Velvet in my pocket
Glacier in my bones
Lantern, lantern
Lead me home
[Bridge]
Now the creek runs black glass
Under cedar trees
And the sparrow on the fence
Still waits for me
If you’re out there somewhere
Past the frozen line
I’ll follow that small gold flicker
Till it answers mine
[Chorus]
Lantern, lantern
Lead me home
Compass, compass
Don’t let go
Velvet in my pocket
Glacier in my bones
Lantern, lantern
Lead me home
Style
indie-folk with female vocalsgently swung fingerpicked guitar and brushed kick92 bpm; verse rides bare acousticupright bassand room noise; pre-chorus opens with cello drone and harmony lift; chorus lands on stacked vocal doubles and a handclap pulse. whispered ad-libsshort delay throws on key wordswind chimes between linesa soft tape hiss glow. warm intimate close-mic mixearthy and wide.folk
Prompt
Indie/Folk, female, Lantern, Glacier, Velvet, Sparrow, and Compass
Credits
Prompt by
Carolina_Rabbits1
Carolina_Rabbits1GeneratedJun 12, 2026
ModelZona