Track Insight / Lyrics
We watch from the thistle crown
As dusk pulls its gray veil down
Our small lamps in the grass
While purple-winged hunters pass
Fireflies, fireflies, hover in sight
Wash the unmowed rows white
Small suns begin to glow
Green flames beneath the fronds grow
We glow from the rusted rail
As crickets keep time and wail
Our brass bell hangs in air
A cottontail stops to stare
Fireflies, fireflies, hover in sight
Wash the unmowed rows white
Small suns begin to glow
Green flames beneath the fronds grow
We blink from the drainage stone
As truck wheels hammer us home
Our green sparks streak the rails
Sleepy sparrows fold their tails
Fireflies, fireflies, hover in sight
Wash the unmowed rows white
Small suns begin to glow
Green flames beneath the fronds grow
Strip the moon from the rusted gate
Black water stands in the tall grass
Let the old choir hold its breath
Then send one spark through the dark
We rise from the chapel wall
Rain drums hollow notes in hall
Our lone spark leaves the choir stall
As faded hymns lose their call
Fireflies, fireflies, hover in sight
Wash the unmowed rows white
Small suns begin to glow
Green flames beneath the fronds grow
We spill through the cemetery gate
When moonless dusk circles late
Our tiny crowns burn slow
Across the graveyard row
Fireflies, fireflies, hover in sight
Wash the unmowed rows white
Small suns begin to glow
Green flames beneath the fronds grow
By morning's pale copper light
The empty rows hold tight
Our green sparks gutter and go
Where thistles bend in the snow