Lanterns
Birds of Tokyo * Track #5 On March Fires
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Album March Fires
Lanterns by Birds of Tokyo
Release Date
Performed by
Birds of TokyoProduced by
Dave CooleyWrited by
Ian Berney & Ian Kenny & Glenn Sarangapany & Adam Spark & Adam WestonAbout
The fifth track off of Birds of Tokyo’s album March Fires, “Lanterns” taps into the timeless metaphor of a journey to convey the ideas of facing life with courage and optimism.
Interestingly, the theme of light has long been used as a symbol of goodness and knowledge, particularly in Biblical langu...
Lanterns Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lately I've found
When I start to think aloud
There's a longing in the sound
There is more I could be
[Verse 2]
In darkness I leave
For a place I've never seen
It's been calling out to me
That is where I should be
[Pre-Hook]
We never carried days on our own
But now it's up to us to know
The weight of being so much more
We will find ourselves on the road
[Hook]
On we march
With a midnight song
We will light our way
With our lanterns on
On we march
Till we meet the dawn
We will light our way
With our lanterns on
[Verse 3]
As we walk out
Without question, without doubt
In the light that we have found
It is finally clear
[Verse 4]
Our day has come
And we'll stand for who we are
We are ready, we are young
We have nothing to fear
[Pre-Hook]
We never carried days on our own
But now it's up to us to know
The weight of being so much more
We will find ourselves on the road
[Hook]
On we march
With a midnight song
We will light our way
With our lanterns on
On we march
Till we meet the dawn
We will light our way
With our lanterns on
[Bridge]
We held the light
To our faces
And realised
We were chasing
Shadows behind
Not worth saving
So burn it bright
Forever illuminating
[Hook]
On we march
With a midnight song
We will light our way
With our lanterns on
On we march
Till we meet the dawn
We will light our way
With our lanterns on
[Hook]
On we march
With a midnight song
We will light our way
With our lanterns on
On we march
Till we meet the dawn
We will light our way
With our lanterns on
[Outro]
In darkness I leave
For a place I've never seen
It's been calling out to me
That is where I should be
Lanterns Q&A
Who wrote Lanterns's ?
Lanterns was written by Ian Berney & Ian Kenny & Glenn Sarangapany & Adam Spark & Adam Weston.
Who produced Lanterns's ?
Lanterns was produced by Dave Cooley.
When did Birds of Tokyo release Lanterns?
Birds of Tokyo released Lanterns on Mon Jan 14 2013.
What did Birds of Tokyo say about "Lanterns"?
Ian Kenny said the following about the song in an exclusive Track-By-Track interview for Australian music magazine The Music, published on November 4, 2015:
This is probably one of the biggest songs the band has had to date – and that kind of sits OK with us, because that was the whole message in t...