You would not believe both your eyesIf ten million firefliesLit up the world as I fell asleep'Cause they fill the open airAnd leave teardrops everywhereYou'd think me rude but I would just stand and stareI'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowlyIt'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 hugsFrom ten thousand lightning bugsAs they tried to teach me how to danceA foxtrot above my headA sock hop beneath my bedA disco ball is just hanging by a thread (thread, thread)I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowlyIt'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 crackPlease take me away from here'Cause I feel like such an insomniacPlease take me away from hereWhy do I tire of counting sheepPlease take me away from hereWhen I'm far too tired to fall asleepTo ten million firefliesI'm weird cause I hate goodbyesI got misty eyes as they said farewell (said farewell)But I'll know where several areIf my dreams get real bizarre'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar (jar, jar)I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowlyIt'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 slowlyIt'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)