Owl City - Fireflies - Live From Spotify NYC lyrics
[Owl City - Fireflies - Live From Spotify NYC 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
'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
The disco ball is just hanging by a thread
I'd like to make myself bеlieve
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rathеr
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
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
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
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 so 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 so slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather
Stay awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
I fall asleep when I fall asleep
So that song
You've sold millions and millions of copies
Of that song in all sorts of formats, um
And then you guys just came out and
Released "The Midsummer Station" did you feel
A lot of pressure as you were putting
Songs together for the new record?
Notnot conscious, sort of direct pressure
But I think it was the
Kind of pressure that makes you
Wanna be on your A-game
And stay on it all the time, because now
Since that song met way more success than
I'd ever, ever imagined, now it's
Like I have, I feel like I have a
Lot more purpose behind writing 'Cause now
There's maybe more ears gonna check out
What I do, and, and, you know
Stay tuned to that, so
Um, it's good pressure, it keeps
You on your toes, and, you know, it's
It's easy to overthink it if
You let it get like, you know, "I'm, am I
A flash in the pan?" you know, and like what
Do I do to be what I've done, but
You just gotta do what you
Do and make sure what you do is pure
From the heart, you know, and if
Your intentions are solid, then you've done
Your job so yeah um, so yeah we have uh
We've got two more, if you're, if
You're into it, uh
This one's called Shooting Star:
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
'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
The disco ball is just hanging by a thread
I'd like to make myself bеlieve
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rathеr
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
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
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
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 so 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 so slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather
Stay awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
I fall asleep when I fall asleep
So that song
You've sold millions and millions of copies
Of that song in all sorts of formats, um
And then you guys just came out and
Released "The Midsummer Station" did you feel
A lot of pressure as you were putting
Songs together for the new record?
Notnot conscious, sort of direct pressure
But I think it was the
Kind of pressure that makes you
Wanna be on your A-game
And stay on it all the time, because now
Since that song met way more success than
I'd ever, ever imagined, now it's
Like I have, I feel like I have a
Lot more purpose behind writing 'Cause now
There's maybe more ears gonna check out
What I do, and, and, you know
Stay tuned to that, so
Um, it's good pressure, it keeps
You on your toes, and, you know, it's
It's easy to overthink it if
You let it get like, you know, "I'm, am I
A flash in the pan?" you know, and like what
Do I do to be what I've done, but
You just gotta do what you
Do and make sure what you do is pure
From the heart, you know, and if
Your intentions are solid, then you've done
Your job so yeah um, so yeah we have uh
We've got two more, if you're, if
You're into it, uh
This one's called Shooting Star: