You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
'Cause they 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
A disco ball is just hanging by a 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
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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 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
When I fall asleep
So that song, you've sold millions and millions of copies of that song
In all sorts of formats
And you guys just came out and released the Midsummer Station
Did you feel a lot of pressure as you were putting songs out for a new record?
Not, not 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
Beacuse now since that song met way more success than I'd ever, ever imagined
Now it's like, it's like I have a lot more purpose upon writing
'Cause now maybe more ears will check out what I do
And you know stay tuned to that
So, it's good pressure
Keeps you on your toes and you know it's easy to overthink it
If you let it get like you know, "I'm in a flashing band, like what do I need to do to beat what I done?"
But, you just gotta do what you do
And make sure what you do is pure from the heart you know
And, if you're attentions are solid then you done your job
So, yeah we have two more if you're into it
This one's called Shooting Star