[Verse 1] G C You would not believe your eyes F If ten million fireflies G C F 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 [Chorus] F Am G I'd like to make myself believe F C Em F That planet Earth turns slowly F C It's hard to say that I'd rather stay F G Am Awake when I'm asleep F C D7 'Cause everything is never as it seems [Verse 2] '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 [Chorus] F Am G I'd like to make myself believe F C Em F That planet Earth turns slowly F C It's hard to say that I'd rather stay F G Am Awake when I'm asleep F C D7 'Cause everything is never as it seems