Fireflies Song

The song was inspired by watching.

Fireflies song. It was 2am and i was sitting on the floor in my parent s basement with a microkorg on my lap. Frontman adam young wrote and produced the track with matt thiessen also producing and providing guest vocals. Fireflies is the debut single from american electronica project owl city s album ocean eyes. G c you would not believe your eyes f if ten million fireflies g c f lit up the world as i fell asleep g c cause they d fill the open air f and leave teardrops everywhere g c you d think me rude.

Owl city fireflies lyric video lyrics. Adam young told the story behind the song to antimusic. 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 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. I built this synthy legato ping sound routed through a lowpass filter and ran it through a bunch of guitar.

You would not believe your eyes br if ten million fireflies br lit up the world as i fell asleep br cause they d fill the open air br and leave teardrops everywhere br you d think me rude br but i would just stand and stare br i d like to make myself believe br that planet earth turns slowly. C 2009 universal republic records a division of umg recordings inc. Music video by owl city performing fireflies. Fireflies owl city s debut single topped the pop charts in 24 countries around the world effectively launching the genre twee into the mainstream.

Young described the song as a little song about bugs and not being able to fall asleep at night. 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. Billboard hot 100 chart in the autumn of 2009. 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.