Bob King of Universe Today wrote a good article about fireflies, and its title is Dark Skies – Good For Fireflies And People Alike. Evidently, firefly numbers are declining due to loss of habitat and light pollution in urban sprawls.
_________________ [youtube]Fi-nEY8kL_0[youtube] ^ Fireflies OFFICIAL | Owl City Oops. The Official won’t load properly. That’s a new one on me.
Here’s the vid with the same recording as above, and it’s posted as a casual pointer to fireflies . After listening to several kinds of music during the week, this song is just easy listening—with clever lyrics, too. Now that I think of it, most of you have probably heard it. Right?
LYRICS You would not believe your eyes If ten million fireflies Lit up the world as I fell asleep Cuz they fill the open air And leave teardrops everywhere You think me rude, but I would just stand and stare
I’d like to make myself believe That planet earth turns slowly It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep Cuz everything is never as it seems
Cuz I get a thousand hugs From ten thousand lightning bugs As they try to teach me how to dance A foxtrot above my head A sockhop beneath my bed The disco ball is just hanging by a thread (thread, thread)
I’d like to make myself believe That planet earth turns slowly It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
Leave my door open just a crack (Please take me away from here) Cuz I feel like such an insomniac (Please take me away from here) Why do I tire of counting sheep? (Please take me away from here) When I’m far to tired to fall asleep
To ten million fireflies I’m weird cuz I hate goodbyes I got misty eyes as they said farewell (said farewell) But I know where several are If my dreams get real bizarre Cuz I saved a few and I keep ‘em in a jar
I’d like to make myself believe That planet earth turns slowly It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
I’d like to make myself believe That planet earth turns slowly It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep Cuz everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
I’d like to make myself believe That planet earth turns slowly It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep Because my dreams are bursting at the seam
Art will be the last bastion when all else fades away. ~ Timothy White (b 1952), American rock music journalist _________________
by justdrew » Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:20 pm 
. After listening to several kinds of music during the week, this song is just easy listening—with clever lyrics, too. Now that I think of it, most of you have probably heard it. Right? 
