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  • ...music SYNTH (pantomime)

  • 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]

  • 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

  • (When I fall asleep)

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

...music SYNTH (pantomime)

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