Lyric PresentationFireflies by: Owl City

Power point by: Will Koberick

LyricsYou would not believe your eyes

If ten million firefliesLit up the world as I fell asleep

'Cause they'd fill the open airAnd leave teardrops everywhereYou'd think me rudeBut I would just stand and stare

I'd like to make myself believeThat planet Earth turns slowlyIt's hard to say that I'd rather stayAwake when I'm asleep'Cause everything is never as it seems

'Cause I'd get a thousand hugsFrom ten thousand lightning bugsAs they tried to teach me how to dance

A foxtrot above my headA sock hop beneath my bed

Lyrics continued…A disco ball is just hanging by a thread

I'd like to make myself believeThat planet Earth turns slowlyIt's hard to say that I'd rather stayAwake when I'm asleep'Cause everything is never as it seemsWhen I fall asleepLeave my door open just a crack(Please take me away from here)'Cause 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)When I'm far too tired to fall asleep

To ten million firefliesI'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyesI got misty eyes as they said farewell

Lyrics continued…again…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 believeThat planet Earth turns slowlyIt's hard to say that I'd rather stayAwake when I'm asleep'Cause everything is never as it seemsWhen I fall asleep

I'd like to make myself believeThat planet Earth turns slowlyIt's hard to say that I'd rather stayAwake when I'm asleep'Cause everything is never as it seemsWhen I fall asleep

I'd like to make myself believeThat planet earth turns slowlyIt's hard to say that I'd rather stayAwake when I'm asleepBecause my dreams are bursting at the seams

End rhyme

A foxtrot above my head

A sock hop beneath my bed

A disco ball is just hanging by a thread

The end of all the words end with the ed sound.

Alliteration

Leave my door open just a crack(Please take me away from here)'Cause I feel like such an insomniac(Please take me away from here)

Please take me away from here is repeated so therefore it is alliteration.

Slant rhyme

To ten million firefliesI'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes

That is a slant rhyme because fireflies and goodbyes sound sort of the same.

Repetition

A foxtrot above my headA sock hop beneath my bed

The “A” sound is repeated three times therefore its repetition.

A disco ball is just hanging by a thread

Consonance

When I'm far too tired to fall asleep

The “Fa” sound is repeated twice therefore it is consonance.

Simile

Cause I feel like such an insomniac

He says he feels like an insomniac which makes this a simile.

Hyperbole

To ten million fireflies

This is a hyperbole because he is exaggerating about how many fireflies are in his room.

Symbolism

If ten million firefliesLit up the world as I fell asleep

This is symbolism because the fireflies symbolize light.

Visual

But I would just stand and stare

This is visual imagery because he is using his eyes to look at the fireflies.

Touch

'Cause I'd get a thousand hugsFrom ten thousand lightning bugs

This is touch imagery because he can feel the fireflies hugging him.

Hearing

A foxtrot above my headA sock hop beneath my bed

By this he can hear the sock hop and foxtrot above his head and beneath his bed, therefore it is hearing imagery.