Fireflies (feat. Daemond) – Antonin Herbeck

Lyrics of Antonin Herbeck – Fireflies (feat. Daemond)

We woke up to sirens, screams, and the sound of violence
It was night but bright as day, you can see the sky lit
with a red tint
Looking out the window to find sediment
And what once was big city turned into a settlement
Residence
running aimlessly through the streets
The sound of planes indicating it’s the beginning
Of something I’ve only seen, in my worst dreams
An apocalypse or blitz, like it’s world war three

So I yell to my wife and son
“Get to the bunker”
“Honey take some candles with you, Andrew listen to your mother”
She yells back
“Not without you”
So I tell her
“I’ll be right behind you baby please just get him to the cellar”
As I open the window and take a picture with my phone
I hear a whistle from above getting louder as it get’s close
Then my son asks
“Daddy what’s all that red”
I looked at my wife speechless
So she turns to him and says
“Fireflies”

Fire flies
Flying to wipe away all of the tears from our eyes
Our sorrows and cries
Passing away
All our pain and all those fears
Burning away

Fire flies
Flying to carry us away into the night
They’ll survive our lives
Another day
All our scars and all our tears
Washing away

Thought the world was at peace, now
I can see it didn’t last
From economies to oil our nations were bound to clash
But we keep hope
Andrew’s occupied with Nintendo
While my wife and I try to contact loved ones through our cell phones
But nothing’s getting through
Just tears falling from our cheeks while we smile so he thinks
We’re being strong but we’re weak
Cause we know what this means
We can feel it in our bones
Maybe one more pic of the family will make us eternal

So I tell my son
“Come here, it’s ok, don’t frightened”
“This will all be over soon, come sit with us until then”
I put my arm around my wife
He hops on my lap
I say “smile”
then hold my phone up with one hand
In the screen, we can see
Brightness is growing
We hear a thunderous sound
feel the ground is shaking
I feel is heart pounding as he cries
So one more time
I pull them close and say
“It’s ok, they’re just fireflies”

Fire flies
Flying to wipe away all of the tears from our eyes
Our sorrows and cries
Passing away
All of our pain and all our fears
Burning away

Fire flies
Flying to carry us away into the night
They’ll revive our lives
Another day
All of our scars and all our tears
Washing away