Owl City - Fireflies - ASL Song

"Fireflies" by Owl City, performed in sign language by Stephen Torrence. My first release of December Song Week. Keep an eye out for more! Lyrics/gloss below, captions on the way.

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]

[chorus]




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

[chorus x3]

Because my dreams are bursting at the seams
MY DREAMS [BURSTING THROUGH]

Category:

Music

Tags:

• owl city
• fireflies
• poptronica
• pop
• hits
• asl
• american sign language
• sign language

[FunkyColumbia89]

You're super cute :]

[GuitarGirl4ever]

I wonder if the people that watch this that are actually deaf think "WTF, THIS SONG MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE."

[MMayers97]

idk how he cud do that in the begining with the beat

[MMayers97]

the first with the most expression i seen do ASL so far!!!!

[TacoMonkey369]

i think its cool how u did the little effects in the beginning...

[slidersgirl]

I really, really appreciate the fact that you have the gloss below it. Helps me out a TON.

[shaylynb2000]

my sister and i did this song at a talent show and we won first place!!!!!!!!!!

[carolynlovea]

I really enjoy this  you are very cute and I love watching you I wish to learn sign language .

[savordagirl22]

XD awesomesaucagness!

[readermnm]

OMG he is so hot

[Stjohnellenmarie]

Your interpretation is amazing! I'm learning ASL and this really helped me!

[crystalkloo]

=] I love it!!!