June Bugs and Firefly Light

Verse 1

Three long years in the deep, dark ground

Blind to the sun and the only sound

I grew a shell just to stand the weight

Buried alive in a frozen state

But the soil is cracking, the air is sweet

I’m clumsy and shaking on newborn feet

Chorus

I start like a June bug, blind in the night

Bumping the screen just to find the light

It’s a hard, wild flight, it’s a messy grace

Breaking the habits of a darker place

But the shell is cracking, the tension dies

And I lift off soft like the fireflies

No longer fighting the dark around

Just glowing gold as I leave the ground

Verse 2

I used to burn every bit of flame

Chasing the ghosts that called my name

Forcing the flight till my wings were sore

Guarding a cage with an open door

But the rhythm changes, the wind feels right

And the shadows open into the night

Chorus

I start like a June bug, blind in the night

Bumping the screen just to find the light

It’s a hard, wild flight, it’s a messy grace

Breaking the habits of a darker place

But the shell is cracking, the tension dies

And I lift off soft like the fireflies

No longer fighting the dark around

Just glowing gold as I leave the ground

Bridge

The clumsy struggle was part of the plan

The thick, solid armor of who I am

But look at the valley, look at the trees

Blinking in quiet, effortless peace

No wasted heat, no desperate flare

Just a beautiful thing in the summer air

Chorus

I start like a June bug, blind in the night

Bumping the screen just to find the light

It’s a hard, wild flight, it’s a messy grace

Breaking the habits of a darker place

But the shell is cracking, the tension dies

And I lift off soft like the fireflies

No longer fighting the dark around

Just glowing gold as I leave the ground

Outro

Floating away

Leaving the dark

Just a quiet glow

Letting it go

In the summer night