“The first time we drove into New York we were all crammed in a tiny rental car. We came out of the Lincoln Tunnel and 'You Will Leave a Mark' was playing on the radio,” A Silent Film vocalist/pianist Robert Stevenson says, recalling hearing his group’s career-opening single scoring a powerful moment of its inaugural 2010 U.S. tour. The Oxford quartet had just released its debut of epic and ambiently anthemic indie rock, The City That Sleeps, on Bieler Bros. Records, a Florida-based indie with an incongruously niche heavy rock profile. Despite the curious association, A Silent Film had an impressive American welcome. The group became the longest charting band on Sirius XM’s Alt 18 Countdown, shifted 200K downloads as iTunes’ Discovery Download, and sold 75K digital singles.
“Never in my dreams could I imagine the songs I wrote in my bedroom as someone else's soundtrack to the skyline of New York City. It was only three and a half minutes but it opened my eyes to the greater possibilities of sharing our music,” Robert says. The American tour was a transformative experience for A Silent Film and the group decided to relocate to Arizona and record their sophomore album in the rustic environs of the West. The band’s latest, Sand & Snow, released June 5th, 2012 is a snapshot of the fevered creativity inspired by an impulsive tryst with Americana. “Jack Kerouac and Bob Dylan are massive inspirations to me. I felt like I always had a kinship with America; as soon as I could experience it, and I didn’t have to read it in a book anymore, I needed it for writing,” Robert says of the creative necessity of the move. “Previously I had written everything in Oxford, but as soon as I saw America, it changed my process; I wanted to live and breathe it.”
In addition to Robert Stevenson, A Silent Film is rounded out by Karl Bareham (guitar), Ali Hussain (bass) and Spencer Walker (drums). A Silent Film formed in 2005 and has garnered favorable comparisons to Coldplay, The Killers, and Snow Patrol. Its new offering is aligned with its formative poetic and expansive pop-rock aesthetic but there is a freshly confident depth and distinction evident in the writing. Sand & Snow is searchingly hopeful with emotive hooks and romantically purposeful lyrics.
Firefly in My Window
A Silent Film Lyrics
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Keep my body warm, in the dead of night
And everywhere that you go everyone is touched
By your glowing light
And who am I to you
Who am I to anyone at all
Will you light my way
Home
A firefly
How I'll never be here
Watching the horizon for a hurricane
Please don't leave the lights on
I do not want to miss my friend
The firefly, again
Who am I to you
Who am I to anyone, at all
And if I follow you
Will you light my way
Home
A firefly
Come with my light
And she blew away, far away
Oh she blew away, far away
Always flying streight, far away
Into the sky
Miss firefly
Come back to my window
Wake me up at any hour you like
We'll go to the corn field
We'll watch the other firefly
A firefly
Come with my light
And she blew away, far away
Oh she blew away, far away
Always flying streight, far away
Into the sky
Miss firefly
The lyrics of "Firefly in My Window" by A Silent Film describe the comforting presence of a firefly at the singer's window. The firefly keeps the singer warm in the dead of night and its glowing light touches everyone who sees it. The singer ponders their own insignificance in the grand scheme of things, wondering who they are to anyone or anything. They ask the firefly if it can light their way home if they follow it.
The second verse reveals the singer's fear of missing the firefly if they leave the lights on. They don't want to miss their friend, the firefly. The chorus repeats, asking the firefly to come with the singer and light their way. The bridge of the song sees the firefly fly away, always flying straight into the sky, leaving the singer behind. However, they ask the firefly to come back to wake them up at any hour and go to the cornfield to watch the other fireflies.
The song has a bittersweet quality to it, with a sense of longing and loneliness but also finding solace in the presence of a tiny creature that brings light to the darkness. The firefly is a metaphor for hope, companionship, and the fragility of life. Its fleeting presence is cherished and missed when it's gone.
Line by Line Meaning
Firefly at my window
A firefly is outside my window.
Keep my body warm, in the dead of night
It's a cold night and the firefly's light provides some warmth.
And everywhere that you go everyone is touched
The firefly's light affects everyone who sees it.
By your glowing light
The firefly is known for its light.
And who am I to you
I don't know what the firefly thinks of me.
Who am I to anyone at all
I don't know how I fit in with others.
And if I follow you
If I try to keep up with the firefly's light...
Will you light my way
...will it help me see my path.
Home
To where I am supposed to be.
How I'll never be here
I know I won't always be around to see the firefly.
Watching the horizon for a hurricane
I'm keeping watch for something dangerous.
Please don't leave the lights on
I don't want to disturb the firefly's light.
I do not want to miss my friend
I don't want to lose the connection I feel with the firefly.
Again
Like I've missed the firefly in the past.
Come with my light
Join me in my journey.
And she blew away, far away
The firefly flew off and I can't keep up.
Always flying streight, far away
The firefly is going where it needs to.
Into the sky
The firefly disappears into the vastness above.
Miss firefly
I miss the firefly.
Come back to my window
I hope the firefly will return to me.
Wake me up at any hour you like
I'll be ready for the firefly whenever it visits.
We'll go to the corn field
We'll go on an adventure together.
We'll watch the other firefly
We'll observe other creatures like you.
A firefly
The firefly is a symbol for something meaningful.
Contributed by Thomas O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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