FIREFLIES
by Owl City

You would not believe your ,
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep.

'Cause they'd fill the open
And leave teardrops everywhere.
You'd think me rude
But I would just stand and .

[Chorus:]
I'd like to make myself
That planet Earth turns slowly.
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep,
'Cause everything is never as it .

'Cause I'd get a thousand
From ten thousand lightning bugs,
As they tried to teach me how to dance.

A foxtrot above my head.
A sock hop my bed.
A disco ball
Is just hanging by a .

[Chorus]

Leave my door open just a crack
'Cause I feel like such an .
Why do I tire of counting sheep
When I'm far too tired to fall asleep?

To ten million fireflies,
I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes.
I got eyes
As they said farewell.

But I'll know where several are,
If my dreams get real ,
'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a .

[Chorus]

I'd like to make myself
That planet earth turns slowly.
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep,
Because my dreams are bursting at the .