“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 ….
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Not only awesome…but you’re sooooo cute 🙂
love the vid
and thanks for putting up gloss too 😀
i have to say i like this video better than some of ur other ones, ur eyes add so much to your overall facial expression, its hard when they are covered with sunglasses. plus i love this song 🙂 keep signing i look forward to watching more of you in action signing.
@Thegirlnextdoor42 YOU GOT THAT SSSOOO RIGHT! HE IS TO CUTE AND HE DID SUCH A GREAT JOB SIGNING THIS SONG. I ALSO LOVE THE CAPTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF ALL THE SONGS HE SIGNS. THANKS CUTIE:-)
you did good jobs but need more improve of your ASL!
ok so im performing this for my asl 2 class tomorrow and im not even close to being ready for it 🙁 wish me luck i love you by the way super hot and amazing signer!!!!!! great non manual signals!!!! the part i cantt seem to get is the if my dreams get real bizzarre part blech
You are amazing at this! This is so hard!
Dammmm, yess you Are sUper Hottt, and i just love to watch you sign, you AMAZING
CAllme!! hahah
I just start to learn ASL recently, am hard of hearing. I can sign some simple words now. I joined a great deaf dating site, ———-deafmatching dot c om——–, and met some good deaf/HOH friends over there. They help me to learn ASL.
im 10 iknow a little sign language like my abc’s and a couple words and sentences like nice to me and some more you are great.:)
Wow! You’re really really good! This is amazing 😀
this is very well done
i have a request! could you please do the song forever by chris brown? i love your videos! i have decide to go and some classes and get back into signing because of your fireflie song. i used to help with deaf programs and work with deaf children but i have taken a few years off. thanks for the great videos! please do my song if possible
THIS IS SOOO KOOL! This takes talent. Talented and cute 🙂
I also do sign language and i did this song. there is alot of words that you left out. there is enough time to sigh the frase please take me away from here. plus there is a difference between restless and insomniac in signlanguage. restless implys that u can rest but u dont have time. insomniac is u cant sleep at all even if u were to try. im not being negative or anything but signlanguage has a lot of gramer that you need to b spot on for. good faciel expressions tho.
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wow, you are extremely expressive with your face- remind me of charlie chaplin or danny kaye. Incredible talent ! Thanks!
toooooo cute. <3
Beautiful, like the song. This adds a lot. My one complaint is that some of the actions, such as the ones about the ten million fireflies, go a bit too fast to seem comfortable with the music, but overall this is fantastic. The last chorus was breathtaking.
i glad i found you here! and your cute!
yay! i love it! Im going to try to learn this
tee hee so cute!!!
its things like this that make me happy I started learning ASL, and it doesnt hurt that you are just so much fun to watch!
Beautiful! Great Job 🙂
your really good. you get into the music. I hope to sign this song next. 🙂