Blackthorn Lantern

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I left at dawn with a satchel and a song Past the mill and the hawthorn hedge Down where the river bends like a silver braid And the old stones sleep on the edge A sparrow led me to a broken gate Where the bramble wore a crown Then I heard a laugh in the copper trees And a lantern spinning round [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the path got thin And the air got strange But my heart said, go on Go on, brave change [Chorus] Blackthorn lantern, lead me home (Blackthorn lantern) Through the thorn and through the foam (Blackthorn lantern) If the witching wind should call my name I’ll dance right through that faery flame Blackthorn lantern, lead me home [Verse 2] I found a fox in a waistcoat red At a table made of moss He dealt me oats from a birch bark cup And laughed at every toss He said, “The queen lost time in the moonlit bog And the troll took her golden key” So I bowed real low and I took the road With the fox that followed me [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the reeds leaned in And the ground began to hum But my boots kept time And my wild blood drum [Chorus] Blackthorn lantern, lead me home (Blackthorn lantern) Through the thorn and through the foam (Blackthorn lantern) If the witching wind should call my name I’ll dance right through that faery flame Blackthorn lantern, lead me home [Bridge] At the hill of glass, by the singing stone I saw her throne of fire Queen in a crown of beetle wings Eyes like a burning briar She asked for the truth, and I told it plain “I came for the girl in blue” Then she broke her spell with a bright green smile And said, “The road was made for you” [Chorus] Blackthorn lantern, lead me home (Blackthorn lantern) Through the thorn and through the foam (Blackthorn lantern) If the witching wind should call my name I’ll dance right through that faery flame Blackthorn lantern, lead me home [Outro] Now the fox runs free in the morning mist And the girl wears silver thread I came back rich with a story to tell And a spark for the years ahead (Blackthorn lantern) Lead me home