Fireflies

We heard another one fly by outside but we're alright You know the drill, still you clench your teeth, forget to breathe That feeling in your belly, swelling up like a big balloon But you're coping, making room, hoping someday soon Things will change, things do change Another week has past according to the hourglass Here in the midst of it, where every hit could be the last But it's been quiet of late and we get restless as we wait Is there nothing left to crush or kill or obliterate? All we do, see it through, we don't move Why don't we go swimming in the lake tonight And watch the fireflies shine their tiny lights Wouldn't you like to go and wander through the park Feel the grass and the dewdrops on your skin Fill your chilly glass to the brim Find shelter in the dark Standing on the rooftops, free and tall We were once surveyors of all Now we struggle to imagine a world beyond these walls I pictured us around a bonfire, playing games Singing songs and staring into the flames Don't you want to go and see if the moon still shines Pour more wine and hum another tune I don't care if it's November or June Not after all this time Why don't we go swimming in the lake tonight Just to feel it's going to be alright To be free, free to believe That it was all a dream