...music SYNTH (pantomime)
You would not believe your eyes AMAZING! SEE
If ten million fireflies TEN MILLION LIGHT FLIES
Lit up the world as I fell asleep I SLEEP, WORLD LIGHT-UP
'Cause they'd fill the open air FLIES [NUMEROUS]
And leave teardrops everywhere TEAR DROPS [ALL-AROUND]
You'd think me rude I MAYBE RUDE
But I would just stand and stare I STAND, LOOK-AROUND
I'd like to make myself believe I REALLY WANT BELIEVE
That planet Earth turns slowly WORLD ROTATE SLOW
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay I PREFER SLEEP, DREAM,
Awake when I'm asleep NOT AWAKE
'Cause everything is never as it seems WHY? VARIETY
'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs I RECEIVE MANY HUG
From ten thousand lightning bugs FROM TEN THOUSAND LIGHT FLIES
As they tried to teach me how to dance THEY TEACH-ME HOW DANCE
A foxtrot above my head [DANCING ABOVE]
A sock hop beneath my bed BED [DANCING BELOW]
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread LIGHT BALL [HANG THIN LINE]
I'd like to make myself believe I REALLY WANT BELIEVE
That planet Earth turns slowly WORLD ROTATE SLOW
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay I PREFER SLEEP, DREAM,
Awake when I'm asleep NOT AWAKE
'Cause everything is never as it seems WHY? VARIETY
(When I fall asleep)
Leave my door open just a crack MY DOOR [OPEN SLIGHTLY]
(Please take me away from here)
'Cause I feel like such an insomniac I FEEL RESTLESS
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep SHEEP COUNT 1-2-3 BORING
(Please take me away from here)
When I'm far too tired to fall asleep I TIRED EXCESSIVE, CANT SLEEP
To ten million fireflies TEN MILLION LIGHT FLIES
I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes [LOOK-AT-ME] THINK HE WEIRD
I got misty eyes as they said farewell WHY? THEY LEAVE, I CRY
But I'll know where several are BUT IF MY DREAMS STRANGE
If my dreams get real bizarre I CAN FIND SEVERAL
'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar {JAR} I CATCH, KEEP
I'd like to make myself believe I REALLY WANT BELIEVE
That planet Earth turns slowly WORLD ROTATE SLOW
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay I PREFER SLEEP, DREAM,
Awake when I'm asleep NOT AWAKE
'Cause everything is never as it seems WHY? VARIETY
I'd like to make myself believe I REALLY WANT BELIEVE
That planet Earth turns slowly WORLD ROTATE SLOW
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay I PREFER SLEEP, DREAM,
Awake when I'm asleep NOT AWAKE
'Cause everything is never as it seems WHY? VARIETY
I'd like to make myself believe I REALLY WANT BELIEVE
That planet Earth turns slowly WORLD ROTATE SLOW
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay I PREFER SLEEP, DREAM,
Awake when I'm asleep NOT AWAKE
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams MY DREAMS [BURSTING THROUGH]