Firefly
South Jordan Lyrics


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I, I miss you.
I'm a lightning bug trying to fight the sun.
I, I lost you.
To a satellite in the midnight sky.

You said it your self you wont fool us twice
So why the hell have you been flying by?
You better come back tonight alone.
You're gonna find you're falling and you're falling on your own.
You better come back tonight alone.
You're gonna find you're falling and you're falling on your own.

You and I, we are everything but perfect,
But there's no way to learn this without making our mistakes.
Somehow I let you slip away.
Oh, there is nothing I believe in more than us.
You left me nothing and it's all I've left to trust.
I'm at the edge and turning round alone.

You better come back tonight alone.
You're gonna find you're falling and you're falling on your own.
You better come back tonight alone.
You're gonna find you're falling and you're falling on your own.

I tried to build the bridge to bring you here.
So sick of us being up in the air.
Nothing is real without you here with me.

You better come back tonight alone.
You're gonna find you're falling and you're falling on your own.
You better come back tonight alone.
You're gonna find you're falling and you're falling on your own.

(You better come back) My firefly. (Come back)
(You better come back) My firefly. (Come back)




(You better come back) Come back to me. (Come back)
(You better come back) Come back home. (Come back)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of South Jordan's song "Firefly" depict a sense of longing that the singer has for someone they have lost. The opening lines "I, I miss you. I'm a lightning bug trying to fight the sun" set the tone for the rest of the song, which is about the singer's attempts to win the person back. The lyrics also suggest that the person has moved on and found someone else, represented by the line "I, I lost you. To a satellite in the midnight sky."


The chorus repeats the line "You better come back tonight alone. You're gonna find you're falling and you're falling on your own." The singer is warning the person that the new relationship may not be as strong as they think and that they should come back to the singer before it's too late. The lines "You and I, we are everything but perfect, but there's no way to learn this without making our mistakes" suggest that the singer is willing to work on the relationship and accept their imperfections.


The bridge of the song "I tried to build the bridge to bring you here. So sick of us being up in the air. Nothing is real without you here with me" further emphasizes the singer's desire to reconcile and make the relationship work. The repeated line "My firefly" represents the singer's hope that the person will return to them.


Overall, "Firefly" is a song about lost love and the desire to reconcile. The lyrics convey the pain of losing someone and the hope that they will return.


Line by Line Meaning

I, I miss you.
The singer is expressing their longing for the person they love.


I'm a lightning bug trying to fight the sun.
The singer is struggling to keep their love alive, like a small insect fighting against something much larger and more powerful.


I, I lost you.
The singer feels like they have lost the person they love.


To a satellite in the midnight sky.
The person the singer loves has gone far away, like a satellite orbiting the earth.


You said it your self you wont fool us twice So why the hell have you been flying by?
Someone promised not to hurt the singer again, but they have been absent and not keeping their promise.


You better come back tonight alone. You're gonna find you're falling and you're falling on your own.
The singer is warning the person they love that if they don't return soon, they will lose their chance at being together and will have to face the consequences on their own.


You and I, we are everything but perfect, But there's no way to learn this without making our mistakes.
The singer recognizes that their relationship is not perfect, but they believe that mistakes are necessary for growth and improvement.


Somehow I let you slip away. Oh, there is nothing I believe in more than us. You left me nothing and it's all I've left to trust. I'm at the edge and turning round alone.
The singer reflects on how they lost the person they love and how they are now alone and struggling to trust anyone else.


I tried to build the bridge to bring you here. So sick of us being up in the air. Nothing is real without you here with me.
The singer has been trying to fix their relationship and wishes to be together with the person they love, because without them, nothing feels real or substantial.


(You better come back) My firefly. (Come back) (You better come back) My firefly. (Come back) (You better come back) Come back to me. (Come back) (You better come back) Come back home. (Come back)
The singer pleads for the person they love to return to them and come back home, using the metaphor of a firefly, a small light in the darkness, to describe their love.




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ANHAR BADRUL

ur music are really back of my mind... searching again after almost 6 years of not listening to this song...but when i hear it again..i still remember all the lyrics!!

pestage

Haha same here but today :)

Nabil Nazmi

They're way better than most bands thesedays. Miss SOJO so much. :(

James2455

I saw him on Wednesday and he was AMAZING! He hugged me and signed my CD! I'm in love. ;)

MissHeIsWe

I love them so much but he is soooo much better live and so cute <3 (saw them tonight, he shakes his hips<333)

Farzana Kamal

This song deserve more than 10 000 thousand view ! I love you SOJO <3

Abbi Lucio

i saw them last night too!! i pretty much fell in love!

FlutePlayer88

I wanna see them in concert

topez220

saw them live pretty cool

FlutePlayer88

Miss when this first came out

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