Verse Ripple in the midnight clouds No stars on the horizon Flicker from an old street light Attracts the moths who claim the night Satellites that pass overhead In the rib caged sky If they stop, we’re good as dead So then what good am I Chorus ‘Cause I’ve heard from encounters with the past The creatures gentle glowing never lasts So won’t someone tell me after all What happened to the fireflies of Montreal Verse Darkness in the alleyway At least for some In the sixties flew away Left a few, now there are none Chorus But I’ve heard from encounters with the past The creatures gentle glowing never lasts So won’t someone tell me after all What happened to the fireflies of Montreal