Firefly Collector

A barefoot kid, a bygone backyard
A tree to climb to see the sky, the naked stars
A lightning bug caught in a bell jar
He'd watch it blink until it went dark (went dark)
A quiet street, a lonely straight shot
I fled the suburbs in the flutter of a moth
I long for peace then run to chaos
He keeps me warm, he likes to play God
He sees me as his great adventure
He's seeking cinema, he's chasing buried treasure
He likes me wild and wayward
But he can't shake his nature
Love her until you catch her
The firefly collector
Under the glass, the air is thinning
It happens slow, I hardly know until I'm drifting
I'm loopy, docile, and forgiving
And with me crawling on his palm, he says, "There's something missing"
He sees me as his great adventure
He's seeking cinema, he's chasing buried treasure
He likes me wild and wayward
But he can't shake his nature
Love her until you catch her
(You love her 'til you catch her)
Your audience is captive
Hard fought, and now you have it
To love is something savage, I know
You've got me where you want me
So now you don't
You see me as your great adventure
You're seeking cinema, you're chasing buried treasure
You like me wild and wayward
But you can't shake your nature
Love her until you catch her
The firefly collector