Fireflies
Technicolour Lyrics


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All my life I've stumbled in the dark
Reaching out but finding only air
Air and space, space and time
Time and faith never seem to collide
In the distance i heard you breathe
I called out your name in a silent scream

Just like fireflies in the night
Dancing without light
Just like fireflies in the night
Lost and blind without a guide

Voices echo in the night
Skies open their wounds tonight
I find your hand I feel with my skin
In the darkness there is no sin

Just like fireflies
Dancing without light




Just like fireflies in the night
Lost and blind without a guide

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Technicolour's song Fireflies depict a sense of desperation and hopelessness as the singer feels lost in the dark. They express their struggle to find a way out of their gloomy situation but only seem to grasp at air and space, with no intersection between time and faith. However, a glimmer of hope appears when they hear someone breathing in the distance and call out their name silently. This moment serves as a beacon of light for the singer, giving them some semblance of guidance amidst the darkness. The song compares their situation to that of fireflies in the night, who also dance around without any light or direction. The last lines accentuate the theme of the dark being free of sin, granting them a moment of comfort in the unknown.


The imagery of fireflies in the dark is often connected to the idea of hope and the light at the end of the tunnel. Similarly, in Fireflies, the singer witnesses the first faint glimmer of hope in their desperate situation. The metaphor of a "silent scream" imparts a sense of loneliness and the feeling of being unable to ask for help, creating a relatable tone to anyone who has felt lost in the dark. The idea of finding solace in the night and the lack of judgment in darkness portrays a sense of redemption and offers some comfort to those struggling to navigate life's rough patches.


Line by Line Meaning

All my life I've stumbled in the dark
Throughout my entire existence, I have moved clumsily and struggled without light.


Reaching out but finding only air
Extending my limbs, but nothingness is all I could ever touch.


Air and space, space and time
Empty and limitless void, endless and continuous duration.


Time and faith never seem to collide
The passage of time and my trust of something greater never intersect or synchronize.


In the distance i heard you breathe
From afar, I perceived your inhalation and exhalation.


I called out your name in a silent scream
My voice emitted no sound as I shouted your identity in a mental anguish.


Voices echo in the night
Sounds reverberate and propagate throughout the evening hours.


Skies open their wounds tonight
Today, an opening in the clouds resulted in a cruel injury to mark the sky.


I find your hand I feel with my skin
I search and hold onto your hand by relying on my sense of touch conveyed through the bodily layer.


In the darkness there is no sin
With no illumination present, immoral actions cannot be classified as such.


Just like fireflies in the night
Similar to luminescent insects during the nocturnal period.


Dancing without light
Moving steadily and gracefully despite a lack of luminance.


Lost and blind without a guide
Confused and sightless without anyone to lead the way.


Just like fireflies in the night
Similar to luminescent insects during the nocturnal period.




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@heiskaspaatti

All my life I've stumbled in the dark
Reaching out but finding only air
Air and space, space and time
Time and faith never seem to collide
In the distance i heard you breathe
I called out your name in a silent scream

Just like fireflies in the night
Dancing without light
Just like fireflies in the night
Lost and blind without a guide

Voices echo in the night
Skies open their wounds tonight
I find your hand I feel with my skin
In the darkness there is no sin

Just like fireflies
Dancing without light
Just like fireflies in the night
Lost and blind without a guide



All comments from YouTube:

@hondamies8062

2000-luvun alku oli upeeta aikaa ja tässä on sen ajan fiilistä.

@AidaSarai22

Listening this in 2021... this song brings me so many memories :)

@salla4536

2022 ja tää biisi tuli mieleen yhdestä leffasta. Ihana nostalginen fiilis tuli tästä ❤️

@JH-kh7xz

En usko.

@kata2204

Tää järjettömän ihana biisi toi silloin aikoinaan kyyneleet välittömästi silmiin ja tuo yhä, tänäkin päivänä ♥♥♥

@ivyvulpine

kauniita muistoja Technicolour on mun sydänmessä aina <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

@Soturi14

Beautiful song. =)

@olenlaura

Mäkään en oo fani, mutta tää biisi on niin ihana! Muistan kun kuulin tän ekan kerran Summerissa :)

@Exodus7214

Kaikki kolme albumia löytyy...olin jo unohtanut bändin vuosiksi :) On tää vaan mahtava.

@Cynosure7

still good... saw them in helsinki in '07.... hung out with the guy who looks like Orlando Bloom afterward... respect.

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