[Verse 1] I sang a merry dirge I sank a fortnights worth Of ill-begotten cash into my woeful world
And so I stood a chance Of drunken merriment And all the pomp and circumstances followed these events by
[Chorus] Starlight And then I turned and faced the sky Depending on the fireflies To shine a path into the night
Starlight And then I turned and faced the sky Depending on the fireflies To shine a path into the night
[Post-Chorus] (Starlight) (Face the sky) (Fireflies) (Fireflies)
[Verse 2] I drank a fairies To reach beyond the perch Of be enchanted be it Christ or Lucifer
I tried to wash it out The bitter taste of doubt But in the end I tasted only failure and regret by
[Chorus] Starlight And then I turned and faced the sky Depending on the fireflies To shine a path into the night
Starlight And then I turned and faced the sky Depending on the fireflies To shine a path into the night
[Post-Chorus] (Starlight) (Face the sky) (Fireflies) (Fireflies)
[Outro] Starlight (Starlight) And then I turned and faced the sky (Face the sky) Depending on the fireflies (Fireflies) To shine a path into the night (Starlight)
Starlight (Starlight) And then I turned and faced the sky (Face the sky) Depending on the fireflies (Fireflies) To shine a path into the night