[Verse 1]
You would not believe your eyes
If ten milon fireflies
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

[Hook]
I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
'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
The disco ball is just hanging by a thread

[Hook]
I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)

[Bridge]
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)
Why do I tire of counting sheep?
(Please take me away from here)
When I'm far too tired to fall asleep (Haha)

[Verse 3]
To ten million fireflies
I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell
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

[Hook]
I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)
I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams

From ten thousand lightning bugs 

As they tried to teach me how to dance#Metaphor 
(The fireflies are not REALLY dancing, so that is metaphorical for how they would appear to be dancing because of how they flutter. They also wouldn't be literally huggin him, just surrounding him warmly,like the writer need friends to support him)

4. I'd like to make myself believe

That planet Earth turns slowly #Metaphor 
( the writer wishes to pin the cause of his insomnia on the invariable rotation of the earth as an excuse, refusing to accept it is merely the result of his own stubborn consciousness) 

5.Because my dreams are bursting at the seams#Metaphor 
(The writer dreams are vivid hallucinations and spill out into his waking life) 

6.Leave my door open just a crack#Metaphor 
(the writer is saying to leave his door open so he can always transport from reality to this world of fantasy, dreams, or hallucinations where he finds relief, or inspiration… a place to blow of steam)

7.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 #metaphor 
(the writer is growing up but he still Keep some of his dreams or creation so that when he can't sleep or is facing difficult times he will think of the dreams and creation to make him feel comfortable)