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Frozen Fireflies

from The MPF​-​3P by Miss Philco Forever

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This song (about a magical winter night in New York) was written in the coyote-filled desert of southern California. Ms. Best "studied" the song and then vamped her part in Seattle, WA.

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Frozen Fireflies by David Roos

So I decided to walk
up from the subway, across 114th street
back down, along the river
almost everything was covered in snow
As I walked, every step made a print where no one had walked before
cause almost everything was covered in snow
by the time I got to Chelsea
the flashing yellow lights had all stopped flashing
constant yellow, like frozen fireflies
hovering along the river in the night

frozen fireflies, frozen fireflies

So I decided to just keep walking
across the river, cause it was frozen, and this was possible
now on any typical, ordinary day, I'd never find myself
walking on the river
never find myself in fuckin Jersey
but I decided to make the most of it

I started to ask the people of New Jersey how they like to spend their day
what kind of crops they grow
what kind of goods they favor for barter and exchange
I tried to ask what kind of dreams are held in the heart of New Jersey
What kind of song strives to spring from the seeds of the soul of the Garden State?

Frozen fireflies, frozen fireflies

So I found myself walking
back to the subway, along 114th street
by the time I got there
the flashing yellow lights had all started flashing again.

Je ne comprends pas, je suis americain
walking across the river
From New Jersey to New Amsterdam
Across a frozen river, back to the subway
Je ne comprends pas, moi, je suis hollandaise

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from The MPF​-​3P, released August 2, 2010

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