Lyrics
You may wander through the wasteland, hold your lantern high
Clear your mind to try and find your soul before you die
Investigate the darkness to learn what it’s about
Just remember friend, until the end don’t let that lamp go out
You may live among the mad ones, listen to their tales
Stop and wonder if you’ve done enough to save the whales
Build a shrine to silence while all the others shout
But while ya do just make sure you don’t let that lamp go out
You may roam without a compass through the forest of your fears
Agonize and realize that you’ve been lost for years
Contemplate that at this rate you may not find the route
Don’t despair, your lantern’s there, don’t let your lamp go out
You may balance all your troubles like a boulder on your back
Stagger with your burden ‘til your spine’s about to crack
Trip and curse the universe, fold your arms and pout
Life is cruel, there’s just one rule: Don’t let the lamp go out
You may dance among the demons, seek the spider’s kiss
Stumble wild and drunken to the brink of the abyss
Dip your lantern low to see the consequence of doubt
That’s all fine, just toe the line, don’t let the lamp go out
There are thunderclouds across the plains rolling from the West
Crops will fall before the rains, the floods will take the rest
When the Raven speaks in tongues, then shall come the drought
The time’s at hand to take a stand, don’t let your lamp go out
The tablets have been shattered, the crucible is cracked
The Constitution teeters like a turtle on its back
Now’s the hour for all good hands to bring this ship about
The lantern’s ray shall guide the way, don’t let your lamp go out
The sequoias need the winter snows, fishes need the sea
Lovers need each other like the blossom needs the bee
But the perfect jewel, the only tool that none can live without
Is the work of art that lights the heart, don’t let that lamp go out (2X)