Magic Weapon started as Robson Cramer with Mathieu Malouf, but a recent incarnation has featured the JRC on keys/ vocals with Matt Shane (also of Think About Life) on drums. Rory Seydal of Shapes and Sizes has contributed some guitar here and there.
Fireflies
Magic Weapon Lyrics
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Saw black tornadoes outside the window
Buildings shatter in my sleep
Wrap their shards as gifts for me
There's a staircase that's hard to find
Goes right up into your mind
Down in the basement they make trades
Photos of people with no names
Way up the path we heard some sort of growl
Then a man flashed in front of us, too fast for our eyes to trust
And a noise came from his eyes just like buzzing fireflies
Back in the room that has no door
I tried to break out through the floor
That's when something spoke to us
They didn't exist when they were young and when they talked they spoke in tongues
We've got the words they've got the songs
The ship can't make it through the fog
You've got lies for situations sprung out from the past
When there can't be a solution it just goes on and on
The opening lines of Magic Weapon's song Fireflies set a surreal and ominous tone. The singer describes a dream where they died in an airplane crash and saw black tornadoes outside the window. This imagery is accompanied by a sense of unease, as the buildings shatter and their shards are wrapped as gifts for the singer. The dream then takes a more abstract turn, as we learn about a staircase that leads up into their mind and a basement where people with no names trade photos. This dream imagery creates an almost otherworldly atmosphere that sets the stage for the rest of the song.
As the song progresses, we learn about a strange encounter the singer and their companions have while hiking. They hear a growl, and then a man appears in front of them moving too fast for their eyes to follow. This man makes a noise from his eyes that sounds like buzzing fireflies. The song creates a sense of tension and uncertainty as we learn about this encounter, and it leaves us wondering about the nature of the man and the noise he makes.
The song then takes another abstract turn as the singer describes a room with no door and their attempts to break out through the floor. This is when something speaks to them, something that didn't exist when they were young and speaks in tongues. The lyrics here are somewhat cryptic, but they suggest a sense of being trapped or stuck in a hopeless situation. Overall, Magic Weapon's Fireflies creates a vivid and surreal dreamscape that is both unsettling and intriguing.
Line by Line Meaning
I died on an aircrash in a dream
I experienced a symbolic death while dreaming about a plane crash
Saw black tornadoes outside the window
I witnessed violent weather phenomena during my dream
Buildings shatter in my sleep
I witnessed the destruction of human-made structures in my dream
Wrap their shards as gifts for me
The shattered remains of these buildings were presented to me as a gift
There's a staircase that's hard to find
There exists a path to the depths of my mind that is difficult to navigate
Goes right up into your mind
This path leads directly to the subconscious parts of my psyche
Down in the basement they make trades
In these hidden parts of my mind, there are transactions occurring of which I am unaware
Photos of people with no names
These transactions involve people or experiences that are undefined, yet still significant
Way up the path we heard some sort of growl
As we traverse this way, we encountered an unknown, ominous sound
Then a man flashed in front of us, too fast for our eyes to trust
A frightening apparition appeared so suddenly and briefly that we were unable to process it
And a noise came from his eyes just like buzzing fireflies
This apparition made a sound akin to a swarm of glowing insects
Back in the room that has no door
Returning to reality, I found myself in an unfamiliar, doorless space
I tried to break out through the floor
Frustrated, I attempted to escape from this trapped feeling by breaking through the ground
That's when something spoke to us
My attempts at escape were met with a supernatural intervention
They didn't exist when they were young and when they talked they spoke in tongues
This supernatural entity existed beyond the confines of human existence and communicated in an unknown language
We've got the words they've got the songs
The entity possessed a form of communication that transcended words and was expressed through a sort of otherworldly music
The ship can't make it through the fog
This intervention prevented me from moving forward, akin to a ship being unable to navigate through dense fog
You've got lies for situations sprung out from the past
This intervention was caused by denial or dishonesty towards past aspects of personal history
When there can't be a solution it just goes on and on
By not admitting to or rectifying past mistakes, this mental struggle persists indefinitely
Contributed by David D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.