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“You're still shimmering and leading me on… Firefly that's what you are
Burning for me in my darkest hour
"Light breaks where no sun shines"
So shine for me tonight — firefly.”
"Firefly" on Greta Gaines (1999) http://www.allmusic.com/album/greta-gaines-mw0000068041; the phrase in quotes is a line from a poem of Dylan Thomas. · Full song at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIEA4mjwRik&spfreload=10 · Live Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbr63vyH-58 <br class="br">Context: I am waking from a dream,<br>I am choking on a scream,<br>You were trying to show me something.<br>But the dark is wide and long,<br>The gates are closed, the crowd's all gone,<br>You're still shimmering and leading me on… Firefly that's what you are<br>Burning for me in my darkest hour<br>"Light breaks where no sun shines"<br>So shine for me tonight — firefly.
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