Intro
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Verse 1
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You would not believe your eyes
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If ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep
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'Cause they'd fill the open air
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and leave teardrops everywhere
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you'd think me rude but I'd just stand and stare
Chorus 1
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I'd like to make myself believe
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that planet Earth turns slowly
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It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
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'Cause everything is never as it seems
Verse 2
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'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs
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as they tried to teach me how to dance
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A foxtrot above my head
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a sockhop beneath my bed
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a disco ball is just hanging by a thread
Chorus 2
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I'd like to make myself believe
[F] [C] [Em] [F]
that planet Earth turns slowly
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It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
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'Cause everything is never as it seems
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When I fall asleep
Bridge
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leave my door open just a crack
(please take me away from here)
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'Cause I feel like such an insomniac
(please take me away from here)
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why do I tire of counting sheep
(please take me away from here)
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when I'm far too tired to fall asleep
Verse 3
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To ten million fireflies
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I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
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I got misty eyes as they said farewell
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but I'll know where several are
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if my dreams get real bizarre
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'cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar
Chorus 3
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I'd like to make myself believe
[F] [C] [Em] [F]
that planet Earth turns slowly
[F] [C] [F] [G] [Am]
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
[F] [C] [D]
'Cause everything is never as it seems
[F]
When I fall asleep
[F] [Am] [G]
I'd like to make myself believe
[F] [C] [Em] [F]
that planet Earth turns slowly
[F] [C] [F] [G] [Am]
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
[F] [C] [G]
'Cause everything is never as it seems
[F]
When I fall asleep
[F] [Am] [G]
I'd like to make myself believe
[F] [C] [Em] [F]
that planet Earth turns slowly
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It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
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Because my dreams are bursting at the seams...
