“Fireflies” By Owl City
“Fireflies” by Owl City is a song that is bursting with imagination. It’s a great song. It tells a story. Throughout the whole song it gives references to fireflies. The fireflies are a symbol to dreams. The artist is trying to tell the world that his dreams are like fireflies, when they disappear or he wakes up it’s like fireflies leaving a place. He gets upset about it. He’s trying to show his dream world to people but he can’t because he keeps waking up. It’s a very vibrant song and when listening to it, it brings a picture of a thousand fireflies. This song is every creative.
Lyrics
You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
‘Cause they’d fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You’d think me rude
But I would just stand and, stare
I’d like to make myself believe
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 seems
‘Cause I’d get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they try to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread (thread)
I’d like to make myself believe
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 seems
When I fall asleep
Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
‘Cause I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep
(Please take me away from here)
When I’m far too tired to fall asleep
To ten million fireflies
I’m weird ’cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell (said farewell)
But I’ll know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
‘Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar
I’d like to make myself believe
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 seems
(When I fall asleep)
I’d like to make myself believe
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 seems
(When I fall asleep)
I’d like to make myself believe
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 seams
