{"id":96598,"date":"2026-07-30T10:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=96598"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:09:06","slug":"michael-lee-pinder-releases-gorgeous-lyric-video-for-phantom-firefly-glow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2026\/07\/michael-lee-pinder-releases-gorgeous-lyric-video-for-phantom-firefly-glow\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Lee Pinder Releases Gorgeous Lyric Video For &#8216;Phantom Firefly (Glow)&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Following on from the release of his stunning single, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2026\/04\/michael-lee-pinder-brings-a-refreshing-sense-of-wonder-with-new-release-phantom-firefly-glow\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2026\/04\/michael-lee-pinder-brings-a-refreshing-sense-of-wonder-with-new-release-phantom-firefly-glow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phantom Firefly (Glow)<\/a>&#8216;, earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/tag\/michael-lee-pinder\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/tag\/michael-lee-pinder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Lee Pinder<\/a> has added to its beauty with the release of a gorgeous lyric video.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Michael Lee Pinder didn&#8217;t intentionally write &#8216;Phantom Firefly (Glow)&#8217; like it had something to teach us, nonetheless, it still does, showing us the importance of being our true selves &#8211; to find our true glow. As he works on his upcoming solo album, filled with similarly lush compositions, Pinder reminds us of what we have laying within, with this lyric video, created in collaboration with HIP Video Productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Phantom Firefly (Glow)&#8217; is polished without being cold; rather, it&#8217;s reflective of Pinder&#8217;s talent for putting together tracks that are solid both lyrically and musically. Likewise, the lyric video brings the same warmth. We are treated to summer fun, slow motion scenes at a fair, sparklers giving their own glow, and people going through the same sort of happiness we all experience. The lyrics are written over the scenes in such a way as to not distract from what&#8217;s going on, but instead, they serve as the feeling of a memory, while it&#8217;s still occuring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be moved by the lyric video for &#8216;Phantom Firefly (Glow)&#8217; below, and find out more about Michael Lee Pinder and his music online via his <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/PinderMusic?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&amp;ltsid=ea0d0438-2929-4d98-b7cd-c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linktree<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_97263\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" 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