The meaning of Owl Cityś ¨Fireflies¨ based off of missing childhood innocence and escaping into a world beyond his reality. Some people remained confused about the logic behind the lyrics, ¨Cause I get 1,000 hugs from 10,000 lighting bugs. He recently confirmed that he got 1,000 hugs from each of the 10,000 fireflies for a total of 10,000,000 hugs. The opening lyric ¨You would not believe your eyes¨ suggests that the song will include something about the fantasy of reality. Also, another lyric that can lead a listener's mind into different directions could be, ¨Itś hard to say I rather stay awake when Iḿ asleep¨, this could lead the listener into thinking maybe he doesn't want to miss anything, and he wants to make the most of every living
