Fireflies - Owl City
You would not believe your eyes
If ten million 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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
来自美国明尼苏达州奥瓦通纳（Owatonna, Minnesota）的大学二年级生，Adam Young，于2007年组建了Owl City乐队。他是这支流行电子乐队的唯一成员，负责主音、合成器和编曲等工作。随之独立发行的首张EP《Of June》，2008年发行了首张专辑《Maybe I’m Dreaming》，随后在2009年7月14日发行了他们的第二张专辑《Ocean Eyes 》，而他标志性的主打单曲「 Fireflies 」更是飞上了公告牌单曲榜的冠军宝座。饶有趣味的歌词有如抒情诗一般的迷人魅力，又颇具美学的魔力。你会惊叹于冰冷的键盘上怎能滑落如此圆润的音符，电子元素的巧妙运用使得整张专辑饱满而不失利落，跃动着生机盎然的温情。
“Owl City自己也承认，他的声音就象少女倾诉心事一样温文细气，但对旋律节奏的掌握却十分到位.专辑以欢快的电子旋律征服了不少听众，象宝石般闪烁明亮。而Maybe I’m Dreaming在演绎方面Owl City显然更加投入，从精致的和声到深情的合唱，Owl City的个人魅力也越加凸现。甜蜜的声线清新的电子音乐，这貌试简单的配搭却被Owl City演绎得绚丽多彩，尽管夏日未到但已仿佛感受到那份清爽的惬意。”
Adam Young在他的MySpace上写到，由于失眠的缘故，大部分歌曲都是在凌晨的时候制作出来的。让我想起康德和他的哥尼斯堡小镇。但Owl City终究没有康德那样的伟大，有人批评他新专辑没有突破。这是每个音乐人都会面临的困境，尤其是独立音乐。独立音乐、清新摇滚之类的音乐形式，最大的 优点和最大的缺点都是：那一成不变的调子。或清新、或欢快、或忧伤、或自省，很难改变。而且一旦改变了就不是原来的自己了，这是个悖论。