Lyrics

I saw a paper sun rising on a silver afternoon,
And the clouds were humming softly in a half-forgotten tune.
People drifted by like pages blowing from a book,
While I wandered through the city just to take another look.

A man with velvet shoes told me the pavement used to sing,
Said the lampposts whispered secrets every time the church bells ring.
I smiled and tipped my hat as he vanished in the haze,
Leaving echoes in the alleys of those wild and wandering days.

(Chorus)
Lanterns in the rain, shining colours through the grey,
Guiding me along the winding roads I lost along the way.
If the world keeps turning strange, I'll still find my place again --
Following the lanterns in the rain.

I passed a painted doorway where the clocks were keeping time,
But each tick felt like a riddle wrapped inside a crooked rhyme.
Still I followed every heartbeat like a soft electric drum,
Hoping all the scattered pieces might remember where they're from.

(Bridge)
And maybe all the madness is a map I couldn't read,
A puzzle made of moments that were planting hidden seeds.
If I chase the shifting shadows, maybe truth will still remain --
Shining like those lanterns in the rain.

(Chorus)
Lanterns in the rain, shining colours through the grey,
Guiding me along the winding roads I lost along the way.
If the world keeps turning strange, I'll still find my place again --
Following the lanterns in the rain.

So I'll keep on walking slowly through the dreams I used to know,
Let the river of tomorrow find the places I can't go.
And if the night grows heavy, I'll remember once again --
There are lanterns waiting for me in the rain.