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100,000 Fireflies Lyrics
I have a mandolin
I play it all night long
It makes me want to kill myself
I also have a Dobro
Made in some mountain range
Sounds like a mountain range in love
But when I turn up the tone
On my electric guitar...
I'm afraid of the dark without you close to me
I'm afraid of the dark without you close to me
I went out to the forest and caught
100,000 fireflies
As they ricochet 'round the room
They remind me of your starry eyes
Someone else's might
Not have made me so sad
But this is the worst night I ever had
'Cause I'm afraid of the dark without you close to me
I'm afraid of the dark without you close to me
Always was
You won't be happy with me
But give me one more chance
You won't be happy anyway
Why do we still live here
In this repulsive town?
All our friends are in New York
Why do we keep shrieking
When we mean soft things?
We should be whispering all the time
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Submitted by
tubesocks On May 23, 2002
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Ya. That is the best line in the song. It reminds me of people who are never happy in any relationship but always thinking that the next one will be different.
my goodness something just occurred to me about this song! i never got the part about the fireflies, i thought it was a beautiful image but rather random.... but now i get it..... it does all relate to being caught. the fireflies remind her of her lover because he, like them, is trapped, an just flying around one small room. it's about them being caught in love, being caught in a place they don't like, being caught by their habits...
i don't get the jared thing, but okay.
I went out to the forest and caught a 100,000 fireflies. As they ricochet round the room they remind me of your starry eyes..
that is so beautiful..
This one makes my heart swell and depresses me at the same time.
This song is wonderful. Its sad, but adorable. "You won't be happy with me, but give me one more chance. You won't be happy anyway."
to me this song means jared.
:D
yeah, i know, every time i see a jared subway commercial this song pops in my head.
it's a fantabulous song.
this song it so fucking addicting. i love it.
Pity about the god-awful superchunk cover. If you don't listen to only one song in your life let it be that one. I shuddered when I heard it and couldn't listen past the first two lines.
I just heard this song today. Good god, it's beautiful.