Merry Ellen Kirk Lyrics

Sometimes at night fireflies light up; and so we catch them and put them in a jar. Living beings they are, and lamps they become until they burn out and die. They serve one purpose–to entertain. A song holds within itself a certain power of the same measure. When it is created, it holds captive the thoughts and ideas, emotions and inner turmoil of its creator…over time the song grows and evolves, and though it may mean different things to different people, its final end is to give the listener pleasure. And so, here you are—my jar of fireflies. "Invisible War" is my first jar…a collection of some of the first fireflies I ever caught; mostly they were just sprouting their wings in that time, learning all abo... read more