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 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
 ♪
 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
 

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Duration
04:53
Key
11
Tempo
154 BPM

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