Owl City - Fireflies - ASL Song

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Uploaded by on Dec 24, 2009

"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]

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  • You're super cute :]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • XD awesomesaucagness!

  • OMG he is so hot

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

  • =] I love it!!!

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