Fireflies

(album: Exile - 2021)

Quiet the drone in the distance approaches
We hide and hope they pass us by
Waiting in silence praying they won't find us
And maybe they'll spare us our lives
Just maybe they'll spare us our lives

Desolate village of sorrow and anguish
I stare upon what once was home
Explosions and flashes leave embers and ashes
And now I've got nowhere to go
And now we've got nowhere to go

Now as the fire rains down from the sky
I see the love disappear from her eyes
I've seen the hearts of our people all change like the wind
A helping hand I cannot find

Hold on
I'll find a place to call our home
Nevermore will you cry
Together we'll live on alone

Life or death
We will not live forever or did you forget
Selflessness bereft
You look the other way as we are left for dead

Gone are the days of the innocent child
Each day a curse watching her fading smile
You must be brave little sister I'll swallow my pride
Whatever it takes to survive

Be strong
The fireflies will light the way
Never stop carry on
You are the life in me today

Life or death
We will not live forever or did you forget
Selflessness bereft
You look the other way as we are left for dead
As the raid begins
The blackened rain turns red a beautiful display of hatred
Nothing left
Beneath the flames are where my loved ones lay to rest

Sleep little one all your nightmares are gone
Rest in peace and be free of your pain
For you I will fight one more day

Echoes of your voice repeatedly tormenting
Reminds me of my mistakes
How do I live with myself
My conscience says I sent you to an early grave
Have I sent you to an early grave

Mother and father will dry your eyes
Now that you sleep with the fireflies
Mother and father will dry your eyes
Now that you sleep with the fireflies