Fireflies Lyrics

This summer day has come to an end

With the bowing of the sun

The weighted air is so thick and moist

There's a momentary hush, then the darkness comes

Here I stand in the middle of this journey

Beneath this falling net of night

I pause and listen as the crickets start their music

And I feel as though my eyes, are starved for light

At first I'm startled by this bit of silent lightning

Like an illusion before my eyes

One by one a little host surrounds me

An earthbound constellation of fireflies

One could never give near enough light to guide me

But these hundred cause this misty air to glow

In a few steps at least I know where I am going

And I have the confidence to continue home

All around us, the darkness has descended

Here a little light, can go a long, long, way

Each little light is joined as a reminder

Of the brilliance of the coming day

At first we're startled by this bit of silent lightning

Like an illusion before our eyes

One by one this little host is forming

An earthbound constellation of fireflies