Track 1 of the album Delay Garden · 2014
Fireflies at the Field's Edge
by Odalys Fern
“A dark field and fireflies, the first song where an arpeggio opened the door. I wanted it to feel like summer holding its breath.”
psychedelic · psychedelic folk · analog arpeggio · 4:26
Lyrics
The field is dark, the grass is tall The summer night is warm and small I sit on the fence where the pathway ends And watch the dark fill up with friends One little light, then two, then three They blink like thoughts that wander free No one is counting, no one is late The whole wide meadow is learning to wait Glow, little lights, glow Over the grass and soft and slow Every spark knows where to be Floating on the dark like me A jar sits empty at my side I leave the lid and let them glide Some things are better when they stay Blinking their way across the grey Glow, little lights, glow Over the grass and soft and slow Every spark knows where to be Floating on the dark like me Blink and fade, blink and fade The night is gentle, the night is made Of tiny lights and quiet air And you are held, and you are there Glow, little lights, glow Over the grass and soft and slow Every spark knows where to be Floating on the dark like me Glow, little lights Floating on the dark like me