Fireflies
Future Idiots Lyrics

You would not believe your eyes
The sight of ten million fireflies seems impossible.

If ten million fireflies
The song imagines a world of countless fireflies.

Lit up the world as I fell asleep
While sleeping, fireflies light up the world around the singer.

'Cause they'd fill the open air
Fireflies would surround everything.

And leave teardrops everywhere
The beauty of the fireflies almost brings the artist to tears.

You'd think me rude
Others might find it weird or rude that the singer just stands there staring.

But I would just stand and stare
The singer is mesmerized by the fireflies.

I'd like to make myself believe
The artist wishes to imagine something else instead.

That planet Earth turns slowly
The artist imagines a peaceful, slower world.

It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
The artist finds it difficult to choose between staying awake or sleeping, as reality is not what it seems.

Awake when I'm asleep
The singer wishes to stay awake in order to enjoy the dream-like surroundings.

'Cause everything is never as it seems
Nothing is as it seems in this world of fireflies.

'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
The singer imagines the fireflies as loving, hugging creatures.

From ten thousand lightning bugs
The singer is surrounded by countless fireflies, which also exemplifies the beauty of nature.

As they tried to teach me how to dance
The fireflies act as dance instructors, teaching the singer to move and sway.

A foxtrot above my head
The fireflies dance a foxtrot above the artist's head.

A sock hop beneath my bed
The fireflies dance a sock hop beneath the artist's bed, symbolizing something fun and lively hidden just beneath him.

A disco ball is just hanging by a thread
A disco ball, a symbol of fun and esctasy, is hanging by a thread, almost as though the dream is about to end or fall apart.

Leave my door open just a crack
The singer wants to keep a door open, most likely to let in more fireflies.

(Please take me away from here)
The artist feels burdened and wants to escape reality, hoping the fireflies will take them somewhere else.

'Cause I feel like such an insomniac
The artist feels like they have trouble falling asleep.

Why do I tire of counting sheep
The more the artist tries to sleep and counts sheep, the more frustrated they become.

When I'm far too tired to fall asleep
The singer is exhausted, but cannot seem to fall asleep.

To ten million fireflies
The artist is addressing the fireflies directly, thanking or asking them something.

I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
The singer has become attached to the fireflies and hates to see them go.

I got misty eyes as they said farewell
The goodbye to the fireflies results in a heavy emotional reaction from the singer.

But I'll know where several are
Even though the fireflies are gone, the singer still remembers and knows where some of them are.

If my dreams get real bizarre
If the dreams become even more weird and fantastical, the artist can go back to the memories of the fireflies.

Because my dreams are bursting at the seams
The artist's dreams are growing bigger and bigger, almost too much to handle.