Fireflies

“Fireflies”

OWL CITY

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You would not believe your eyes
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If ten million fireflies
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Lit up the world as I fell asleep
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'Cause they'd fill the open air
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And leave tear drops everywhere
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You'd think me rude
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But I would just stand and stare

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I'd like to make myself believe
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That planet Earth turns slowly
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It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
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'Cause everything is never as it seems

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'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
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From ten thousand lightning bugs
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As they tried to teach me how to dance
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A foxtrot above my head
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A sock hop beneath my bed
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The disco ball is just hanging by a thread

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I'd like to make myself believe
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That planet Earth turns slowly
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It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
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'Cause everything is never as it seems
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When I fall asleep

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Leave my door open just a crack
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(Please take me away from here)
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'Cause I feel like such an insomniac
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(Please take me away from here)
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Why do I tire of counting sheep?
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(Please take me away from here)
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When I'm far too tired to fall asleep

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To ten million fireflies
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I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
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I got misty eyes as they said farewell 
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But I'll know where several are
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If my dreams get real bizarre
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'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar
 

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I'd like to make myself believe
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That planet Earth turns slowly
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It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
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'Cause everything is never as it seems
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When I fall asleep

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I'd like to make myself believe
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That planet Earth turns slowly
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It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
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Because my dreams are bursting at the seams