Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Lantern Porch Clockwork Map
Song promise: The group will make access visible from both approaches, stop before the exciting mechanism closes the route, and let the unfinished outdoor result become a promise for later.
The part everyone joins: “Three then two; let one sound go. Stop before the last wheel shows.”
Lyrics
Opening — Opposite Sides
Sunlit cloud ribbons cross the clover gate.
Brandon comes from the west at an even pace.
Kaydence and Haylee come from the east,
keeping both approaches open.
At lantern porch, the map wakes slowly.
Two clockwork routes turn under glass.
Brandon hears the little porch bell.
Kaydence watches the east loop pass.
Haylee follows the unfinished curve.
One last wheel waits near the edge.
“If it closes now,” says Kaydence,
“there will be no turning space.”
Three then two; let one sound go.
Walk the map; keep the last wheel slow.
Bell, gear tap, porch tap, hum—
stop before the final turn.
Round Two — Three Sounds
Gear tap, porch tap, hum—three remain.
Test both sides before the turn again.
Brandon marks the western approach.
Haylee marks the eastern bend.
Kaydence leaves the turning loop unfinished
where the glass route starts to narrow.
Round Three — Two Sounds
Porch tap, hum—two remain.
Keep the loop open for a wider turn.
The last wheel clicks toward completion.
All three stop before it locks.
No one reaches garden bell corner.
They reverse along their separate paths.
Round Four — One Sound
Hum—one remains.
Promise where the wide turn starts.
Brandon leaves one west-side marker.
Haylee leaves one east-side marker.
Kaydence places one promise card
beside the unfinished turning loop.
Final Round — No Made Sound
[One full silent measure]
Cool air moves across the porch boards.
Nearly still leaves brush once together.
The unfinished gears answer in a low tone,
and the wooden rail hums above it.
Three outdoor sounds meet once at twilight.
No room indoors can hold that same air.
The map stays open before its last wheel;
tomorrow’s test begins from there.
About This Song
Age lane: S4 — Upper Elementary, approximately ages 8–12.
Theme: Nature and Conservation through making access part of the first plan and respecting an outdoor result that cannot be reproduced indoors.
Energy: Cool-blue, patient, lightly suspenseful, and quietly astonishing.
Estimated duration: Approximately 3 minutes 36 seconds.
Participation: Opposite-side approach, 3+2 walking, four-to-zero sound subtraction, visual route comparison, and a held outdoor pause.
Cast: Brandon Rabbit, Kaydence, and Haylee. Bentley is not present. Lillian and Zylar were considered as available underused characters, but the three supplied roles naturally fit two approaches, three access checks, and the sparse final harmony without crowding the premise.
Ways to Join In
- Uneven-meter walk: Use a 3+2 pulse. Participants may walk, roll, tap, gesture, or track the five-count route visually.
- Four-to-zero rhythm: Remove bell, then gear tap, then porch tap, then hum. Each removed sound stays absent.
- Stop-before-completion: A trusted grown-up prepares the map and route. Stop the mechanism before the last wheel closes; do not force, reach into, or restart the gears.
- Final harmony: Hold one silent measure and listen. Do not manufacture a substitute sound if the outdoor combination does not occur.