Fireflies lyrics

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

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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

Cuz everything is never as it seems

Cuz I get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they try to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head
A sockhop beneath my bed
The disco ball is just hanging by a thread (thread, thread)

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Cuz everything is never as it seems
(when I fall asleep)

Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
Cuz 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 to tired to fall asleep

To ten million fireflies
I’m weird cuz I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell (said farewell)
But I know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
Cuz I saved a few and I keep ‘em in a jar

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Cuz everything is never as it seems
(when I fall asleep)

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Cuz everything is never as it seems
(when I fall asleep)

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Because my dreams are bursting at the seams