Lanterns Don't Ask Why

You held a lantern in the dark
Didn't ask me where I'd been
Didn't try to fix the cracks
Just let the light get in

There's something quiet in your eyes
Like a storm that learned to sleep
And I stayed there for a moment
That I didn't try to keep

We don't need to say it loud
We don't need to understand

Lanterns don't ask why
They just burn through the night
Holding pieces of light
For whoever walks by

Lanterns don't ask why
They don't question the sky
They just glow, they don't try
To be more than alive

And I thought love was louder than this
But maybe it's softer

You left the door a little open
Not enough for me to stay
But enough to know the feeling
Wouldn't fully fade away

Lanterns don't ask why
They just burn through the night
Holding pieces of light
For whoever walks by

Lanterns don't ask why
They don't question the sky
They just glow, they don't try
To be more than alive

So I learned to shine a little
Without asking why