FLOATING TOWARD THE LIGHT

There’s something hypnotic about “Lantern,” a track that feels like it drifts in on a tide of color and quiet curiosity before blooming into its own strange, luminous universe. From the very first pulse—soft, shimmering, almost tactile—you get the sense that you’re being pulled into a dream that doesn’t rush to explain itself. Instead, it invites you to breathe slower, sink deeper, and let the textures unfold.

Built on a vibrant fusion of Afropop rhythms, indie-pop warmth, and subtly glimmering electronic elements, the song moves with an easy, fluid groove that never stops feeling alive. Each layer seems to glow from within: buoyant percussive patterns, weightless synths, and those feather-light vocal lines that hover somewhere between wonder and vulnerability. It’s the sound of someone trying to hold a little light inside the darkness, and dancing with whatever they find there.

What really sticks, though, is the way the lyrics sketch out a surreal underwater world—sand brushing toes, pink noise swirling, dead flakes drifting like haunted snow. The imagery is vivid but never heavy-handed, serving as a metaphor for slipping in and out of one’s own shadows. Through it all, the chorus shines brightest: an easy, spontaneous levity, a reminder that even submerged, we can still rise, still glow, still move.

“Lantern” is delicate, immersive, and quietly arresting—a soft beacon for anyone navigating their own deep waters. It’s a gentle light worth following.