100,000 Fireflies Lyrics - Singles - The Magnetic Fields

I have a mandolin, I play it all night long 

It makes me want to kill myself 

I also have a Dobro, made in some mountain range 

Sounds like a mountain range in love 

But when I turn up the tone on my electric guitar 

I'm afraid of the dark 

Without you close to me 

I'm afraid of the dark 

Without you close to me 

I went out to the forest and caught 

A 100,000 fireflies 

As they ricochet 'round my room 

They remind me of your starry eyes 

Someone else's might not have made me so sad 

But this is the worst night I ever had 

'Cause I'm afraid of the dark 

Without you close to me 

I'm afraid of the dark 

Without you close to me 

Always close 

You won't be happy with me 

But give me one more chance 

You won't be happy anyway 

Why do we still live here 

In this repulsive town? 

All our friends are in New York 

Why do we keep shrieking 

When we mean soft things? 

We should be whispering all the time