Firefly
Arms and Legs Lyrics
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This Swirl Of Smoke Looks LIke Her Slender Body.
I See Everything In Frames Now. Golden Gilded.
Rippled Edges Wave Goodnight.
Lightsleeper. What's Keeping You From Waking?
This Shallow Stare Has Said It All.
Your Cold Dark Face Reminds Me Of The Night We Learned To Smoke.
Fireflies At Our Lips.
Steal This Moment. Make It Worth Saving.
Choke Down The Clouds That Cloud Your Head Now.
It Would Make My Gloomy Day.
Whoever You Are You've Stayed Far Away For Too Long.
The Clocks Are Flipping On Their Backs.
Don't Stay Too Late. I'll Fizzle And Fade.
A Statue Of Stoned Beliefs.
A Monument To Monumental Dying Thoughts.
Let The Currents Take Us Where They Will.
From This Hill I Can See The World Unfold Before Me.
I'm Brooding Over Broken Nights.
I Break Each Sentence Like A Limb.
This Is My Exit.
I Storm Out Stage Left.
It'll Feel Like I Left You So Long Ago.
These Arms Will Bleed. I'll Be Waiting.
I'll Be Waiting With Wishful Elation.
Lightsleeper, You Could Make My Gloomy Day.
Make This Moment Worth Saving.
The lyrics of Arms and Leg's song Firefly take on a dreamy, introspective quality. The singer seems to be looking at the world through a surreal lens, describing an "invisible, inviting vision linger" and "everything in frames now." The metaphor of the "fireflies at our lips" suggests youth and playfulness, but also a sense of fleetingness.
The singer also expresses a desire to hold onto moments and make them worth saving, urging the listener to "steal this moment" and "choke down the clouds that cloud your head now." There is a sense of urgency in the lyrics, as if time is slipping away and the singer is trying to grasp onto something before it's gone.
Overall, the lyrics of Firefly are poetic and complex. They invite the listener to delve into their own thoughts and emotions, engaging with the idea of time and the fleeting nature of moments.
Line by Line Meaning
Invisible, Inviting Vision Linger.
There's an elusive, captivating visual image that lingers around, but it's invisible.
This Swirl Of Smoke Looks LIke Her Slender Body.
The smoke's swirl reminds of someone's physique, a slender body.
I See Everything In Frames Now. Golden Gilded.
Everything is seen framed, beautifully adorned with a golden gilding.
Rippled Edges Wave Goodnight.
Edges wave goodbye, appearing rippled.
Lightsleeper. What's Keeping You From Waking?
If one's a light sleeper, what's stopping them from waking up?
This Shallow Stare Has Said It All.
This shallow gaze has conveyed everything it needed to.
Your Cold Dark Face Reminds Me Of The Night We Learned To Smoke.
The memory of learning to smoke comes back upon seeing one's cold, dark face.
Fireflies At Our Lips.
Fireflies flitting by our lips, leaving a trail of light.
Thirty Seven Years Until I Show My Face Again.
It'll be thirty-seven years before I resurface, revealing my face yet again.
Steal This Moment. Make It Worth Saving.
Seize the moment and ensure it's worth treasuring as a memory.
Choke Down The Clouds That Cloud Your Head Now.
Suppress the thoughts that weigh heavily on the head, clouding it currently.
It Would Make My Gloomy Day.
It would turn a dull day around, making it delightful.
Whoever You Are You've Stayed Far Away For Too Long.
It's been quite a while since you moved away, whoever you might be.
The Clocks Are Flipping On Their Backs.
Clocks are being flipped over, with their backs now on display.
Don't Stay Too Late. I'll Fizzle And Fade.
Don't delay too long, or I'll lose my energy and enthusiasm.
A Statue Of Stoned Beliefs.
A statue that embodies beliefs, unchanging and rigid as stone.
A Monument To Monumental Dying Thoughts.
A memorial for big, dying thoughts that are monumental in magnitude.
Let The Currents Take Us Where They Will.
Let nature's currents guide us wherever they may take us.
From This Hill I Can See The World Unfold Before Me.
The world's unfurling spectacle is visible from this hilltop.
I'm Brooding Over Broken Nights.
I'm weighed down by the memories of messed-up nights.
I Break Each Sentence Like A Limb.
Each sentence feels like it's being dismembered, broken apart.
This Is My Exit.
I'm leaving now, making my exit.
I Storm Out Stage Left.
Exiting the stage, I make my exit from the left.
It'll Feel Like I Left You So Long Ago.
It'll feel like an extended period since I left you, although it just happened.
These Arms Will Bleed. I'll Be Waiting.
I'll be waiting with open arms, but they might bleed due to what I've gone through.
I'll Be Waiting With Wishful Elation.
Awaiting someone eagerly, hoping for a significant positive event or outcome.
Lightsleeper, You Could Make My Gloomy Day.
If one's a light sleeper, they could brighten up a dull day for me.
Make This Moment Worth Saving.
Ensure that this particular moment is worth cherishing and remembering as a beautiful memory.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: STEPHENIE STEPH JONES, DANIEL PARKER, SARAH PARISH
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