Dementia lyrics - Owl City (feat. Mark Hoppus)

(Dementia, you're driving me crazy

This is driving me crazy,

Dementia, dementia)

Every light in the night flickered in and out

Every bone in my back shivered up and down

Keep the pace just in case all the magic dies

'Cause this is driving me crazy

Every voice in my head shouted 'yes' and 'no'

Every freight train of thought fought to stop and go

Keep the pace just in case all the magic dies

'Cause this is driving me crazy

Big surprise, I'm a ghost keeping out of sight

Rub your eyes, you're a star in a summer night

This is love, this is war, it's insanity

Dementia, you're driving me crazy

(Dementia, you're driving me crazy,

This is driving me crazy)

Every tear in my eyes dripped and wouldn't drop

Every disc in my spine shook and couldn't stop

Keep the pace just in case all the magic dies

'Cause this is driving me crazy

Every hand let me go that I tried to hold

Every warm-hearted love left me freezing cold

Keep the pace just in case all the magic dies

'Cause this is driving me crazy

Big surprise, I'm a ghost keeping out of sight

Rub your eyes, you're a star in a summer night

This is love, this is war, it's insanity

Dementia, you're driving me crazy

(Dementia, you're driving me crazy)

(Dementia, you're driving me crazy)

This is driving me crazy

(You're driving me crazy)

'Cause this is driving me crazy

Big surprise, I'm a ghost keeping out of sight

Rub your eyes, you're a star in a summer night

This is love, this is war, it's insanity

Dementia, dementia

Through the skies you're en route at the speed of light

So realize there's chaos in the air tonight

This is love, this is war, this is pure insanity

Dementia, you're driving me crazy

This is driving me crazy

Dementia, you're driving me crazy

'Cause this is driving me crazy

Dementia, you're driving me crazy

(This is driving me crazy)

(This is driving me crazy)

(This is driving me crazy)

(Dementia, dementia)

Take It All Away lyrics - Owl City

There was a shot in the dark, I was caught by surprise

There was a hole in my heart, there were tears in your eyes

And there was nothing to say 'cause you made up your mind

So I guess what you meant when you left was goodbye

So if you're gonna go and leave me in a lonely grave

I won't let it show until you've finally flown away

You gotta know that you tear me up when you say

You wanna take it all away, take it all away

You tear me up when you say

You wanna take it all away, take it all away

You were the one and it was enough

To be the one you were dreaming of

You were the one and we called it love

And now you take it all away, take it all away

I felt a pain in my chest with your kiss on my cheek

And as I try to digest the words I couldn't believe

I'm left with nothing to say with my heart on my sleeve

Making it easy to hurt and even harder to breathe

So if you're gonna go and leave me in a lonely grave

I won't let it show until you've finally flown away

You gotta know that you tear me up when you say

You wanna take it all away, take it all away

You tear me up when you say

You wanna take it all away, take it all away

You were the one and it was enough

To be the one you were dreaming of

You were the one and we called it love

And now you take it all away, take it all away

You take it all away, you take it all away, you take it all away

You gotta know that you tear me up when you say

You wanna take it all away, take it all away

You tear me up when you say

You wanna take it all away, take it all away

You were the one and it was enough

To be the one you were dreaming of

You were the one and we called it love

And now you take it all away, take it all away.

"All Things Bright And Beautiful" (2011)

• The Real World lyrics - Owl City
• Deer In The Headlights lyrics - Owl City
• Angels lyrics - Owl City
• Dreams Don't Turn To Dust lyrics - Owl City
• Honey And The Bee lyrics - Owl City (feat. Breanne Düren)
• Kamikaze lyrics - Owl City
• January 28, 1986 lyrics - Owl City
• Galaxies lyrics - Owl City
• Hospital Flowers lyrics - owl City
• Alligator Sky lyrics - Owl City (feat. Shawn Chrystopher)
• The Yacht Club lyrics - Owl City (feat. Lights)
• Plant Life lyrics - Owl City
• How I Became The Sea lyrics - Owl City
• Lonely Lullaby lyrics - Owl City
• Shy Violet lyrics - Owl City
• To The Sky lyrics - Owl City

The Real World lyrics - Owl City

I saw the autumn leaves peel up off the street,

take wing on the balmy breeze and sweep you off your feet. 

You blushed as they scooped you up on sugar maple wings,

to gaze down on the city below, ablaze with wondrous things.

Downy feathers kiss your face and flutter everywhere.

Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn’t want to live there.

I wouldn’t wanna live there!

Weighed down by heavy lids and lunar lullabies,

I knew you were wide awake because you smile with your eyes.

Downy feathers kiss your face and flutter everywhere.

Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn’t want to live there.

From the green belt balcony, the wildfires look so pretty.

Ponderosa canopy, I’d never leave if it were up to me.

To the ruby redwood tree, and to the velvet climbing ivy:

painted all mahogany, I’d never leave if it were up to me.

..If it were up to me..

With a starry brush, paint the dusk venetian blue,

because in the evening hush, you’ll never believe the view.

And when the leaves return and their whisperings fill the night,

they’ll freeze and burn where fire and ice collide.

Can you feel a silk embrace in the satin air?

If we dissolve without a trace, will the real world even care?

Downy feathers kiss your face and flutter everywhere.

Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn’t want to live there.

I wouldn’t want to live there!

I saw the autumn leaves peel up off the street,

take wing on the balmy breeze and sweep you off your feet.

Deer In The Headlights lyrics - Owl City

Met a girl in the parking lot,

And all I did was say hello.

Her pepper spray made it rather hard

For me to walk her home,

But I guess that's the way it goes.

Tell me again was it love at first sight

When I walked by and you caught my eye.

Didn't you know love could shine this bright?

Well smile because you're the deer in the headlights.

Met a girl with a graceful charm,

But when beauty met the beast he froze.

Got the sense I was not her type

By black eye and bloody nose,

But I guess that's the way it goes.

Tell me again was it love at first sight

When I walked by and you caught my eye.

Didn't you know love could shine this bright?

Well smile because you're the deer in the headlights.

It's suffocating to say,

But the female mystique takes my breath away.

So give me a smile or give me a sneer,

'Cause I'm trying to guess here.

Tell me again was it love at first sight

When I walked by and you caught my eye.

Didn't you know love could shine this bright?

I'm sorry I ever tried, deer in the headlights.

Tell me again was it love at first sight

When I walked by and you caught my eye.

Didn't you know love could shine this bright?

If life was a game, you would never play nice.

If love was a beam, you'd be blind in both eyes.

Put your sunglasses on 'cause you're a deer in the headlights.

You're the deer in the headlights.

You're the deer in the headlights.

Angels lyrics - Owl City

vWake me if you're out there

Through the glass in my bedroom window

In the bushes far below

I thought I saw an unfamiliar shadow

Among the ones I so clearly know

I was sleeping with the night light unplugged

With a note on the rocking chair

That says, "I've been dreaming of the life I once loved,

So wake me if you're out there."

Living close to the ground

Is seventh Heaven cuz there are angels all around

Among my frivolous thoughts

I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts

Wake me if you're out there

Wake me if you're out there

In the dust on my cellar staircase

A pair of footprints followed me

I saw a flicker in the fake fireplace

Blinked again but there was nothing to see

I've been leaving all the windows unlocked

With a basket by the oak tree

Cuz I'll be pickin' up the acorns that fall off

If you'll be climbing up to meet me

Living close to the ground

Is seventh Heaven cuz there are angels all around

Among my frivolous thoughts

I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts

Wake me if you're out there

I keep my knees black and blue

Because they often hit the hard wood floor

(Wake me if you're out there)

And I believe so

I'm not praying to the ceiling anymore

I was sleeping with the night light unplugged

With a note on the rocking chair

That says, "I've been dreaming of the life I once loved,

So wake me if you're out there."

Living close to the ground

Is seventh Heaven cuz there are angels all around

Among my frivolous thoughts

I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts

The indications revealed

(Wake me if you're out there)

That few of us realize life is quite surreal

So if you're dying to see

I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity

So if you're dying to see

I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity

Dreams Don't Turn To Dust lyrics - Owl City

[Verse 1]

Splash down in the silver screen

Into a deep dramatic scene

I swim through the theater

Or maybe I'm just a dreamer

Like a kite in the bright midday

Wonder stole my breath away

Shy sonata for Mercury

The stars always sing so pretty

[Chorus:]

This picnic will soon depart

Real life, I'm sad to see you go

I'll miss you with all my heart

But I'd rather be alone

'Cause I couldn't live without

Sunsets that dazzle in the dusk

So I'll drag the anchor up

And rest assured, 'cause dreams don't turn to dust

Dreams don't turn to dust!

[Verse 2]

I made for the countryside

And my eyes never grew so wide

Apple raspberry river blue

I don't wanna leave without you

In the sound I gladly drowned

Into the emerald underground

I rub my eyes 'cause it's hard to see

Surrounded by all this beauty

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]

(I'm sad to see you go)

(But I'd rather be alone)

When tiger eyes begin making you blush

And when diamonds boast that they can't be crushed

Let 'em go, 'cause dreams don't turn to dust

[Chorus]

Dreams don't turn to dust!

Dreams don't turn to dust!

And rest assured, 'cause dreams don't turn to dust!

Honey And The Bee lyrics - Owl City (feat. Breanne Düren)

Don't remind me

That some days I'm a windshield

And other days I'm just a lucky bug

As cold iron rails leave

Old mossy trails through the countryside

The crow and the bean field

Are my best friends but

Boy, I need a hug (boy, I need a hug)

Cause my heart stops without you

There's something about you

That makes me feel alive

If the green left the grass on the other side

(I would make like a tree and leave)

But if I reached for your hand

Would your eyes get wide?

(Who knew the other side could be so green?)

Don't remind me

I'm a chickadee in love with the sky

But that's clearly not a lot to crow about

Cause when the stars silhouette me

I'm scared they'll forget me

And flicker out

I taste honey but I haven't seen the hive

Yeah I didn't look, I didn't even try

But still my heart stops without you

There's something about you

That makes me feel alive

If the green left the grass on the other side

(I would make like a tree and leave)

But if I reached for your hand

Would your eyes get wide?

(Who knew the other side could be so green?)

We are honey and the bee

Backyard of butterflies surrounded me

I fell in love with you

Like bees to honey

So let's up

And leave the weeping to the willow tree

And pour our tears in the sea

I swear there's a lot of vegetables out there

That crop up for air

Yeah I never thought

We were two peas in a pod

Until you suddenly bloomed

Then I knew

That I'd always love you

(Oh, I'll always love you too)

If the green left the grass on the other side

(I would make like a tree and leave)

But if I reached for your hand

Would your eyes get wide?

(Who knew the other side could be so green?)

If the green left the grass on the other side

(I would make like a tree and leave)

But if I reached for your hand

Would your eyes get wide?

(Who knew the other side could be so green?)

And if I reached for your hand

For the rest of my life

(Who knew the other side could be so green?)

Kamikaze lyrics - Owl City

The princess in her flowerbed

Pulled the jungle underground

Where cherry bombs stain the blackbird's red

And explosions never make a sound

Oh, comet come down

Kamikaze over me

And come alive

My midnight melody

Oh, comet come down

My captain on the snowy horse

He's coming back to take me home

(He's coming back to take me home) 

He'll find me fighting back the terrible thwarts

'Cause I'm not afraid to die alone

Oh, comet come down

Kamikaze over me

And come alive

My midnight melody

Oh, comet come down

Kamikaze over me

And come alive

My midnight melody

Oh, comet come down

Maybe I'll write

To save my life

Maybe I'll fly

The eagle eye

Maybe I'll write

To save my life

Maybe I'll fly

The eagle eye

(Eagle eye)

(Eagle eye)

(Eagle eye)

(Eagle eye)

(Eagle eye)

(Eagle eye)

(Eagle eye)

(Eagle eye)

(Eagle eye)

(Eagle eye)

January 28, 1986 lyrics - Owl City

[Snippets from Ronald Reagan's Space Shuttle "Challenger" Tragedy Address:]

Ladies and Gentlemen, today is a day for mourning and remembering.

They had a hunger to explore the universe and discover its truths,

And they had that special grace, that special spirit that says:

"Give me a challenge, and I'll meet it with joy."

The crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God.

Galaxies lyrics - Owl City

Call back the cap com,

Tick off the time bomb,

Let felicity fly.

Armor the air lock,

Blanket the bed rock,

And kiss the planet goodbye.

Dear God, I was terribly lost

When the galaxies crossed

And the sun went dark.

But dear God, You're the only North Star

I would follow this far.

Da da da da da dada da

Fight back the flight deck,

Bring on the break neck

Cue the solar eclipse

Summit the sunset

Dubtail the dragnet

And blow your backbone to bits.

Dear God, I was terribly lost

When the galaxies crossed

And the sun went dark.

But dear God, You're the only North Star

I would follow this far.

Oh telescope,

Keep an eye on my only hope,

Lest I blink and get swept off the narrow road,

Hercules, you've got nothing to say to me,

'Cause you're not the blinding light that I need.

For He is the saving grace of the galaxies (galaxies, galaxies, galaxies, galaxies)

He is the saving grace of the galaxies (galaxies)

Dear God, I was terribly lost

When the galaxies crossed

And the sun went dark

But dear God, You're the only North Star

I would follow this far.

I would follow this far.

(Through the galaxy)

Da da da da da dada da

Hospital Flowers lyrics - owl City

I survived

A dreadful accident

In the car crash of the century

My shattered hopes

Collapsed on cold cement

But in the back of the ambulance

I never felt so content

A high-speed collision gave a new sense of sight

To me

And now my vision can render the scene

A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris

Happiness returned to me

Through a grave emergency

Da da da da

Da da da da

Da da da da

Da da da da

I tossed and turned

In sterile apathy

Until the violets

Arrived for me

The bouquet burst

And blossoms filled the room

And the place got smaller as they grew taller

And taught me to bloom

A high-speed collision gave a new sense of sight

To me

And now my vision can render the scene

A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris

Happiness returned to me

Through a grave emergency

The curtains decayed

The daylight poured in

I was never afraid

Of the darkness again

My burns were third-degree

But I'd been set free

Cuz grace had finally found its way

To me

A high-speed collision gave a new sense of sight

To me

And now my vision can render the scene

A blurry image of wreckage and roadside debris

Happiness returned to me

Happiness returned to me

Happiness returned to me

Through a grave emergency

Da da da da

Da da da da

Da da da da

Da da da da

(Through a grave emergency)

Da da da da

Da da da da

Happiness returned to me

Through a grave emergency

Alligator Sky lyrics - Owl City (feat. Shawn Chrystopher)

[Chorus]

Where was I when the rockets came to life

And carried you away into the alligator sky

Even though, I'll never know what's up ahead

I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go

[Shawn Chrystopher - Rap Verse 1]

Uh uh, that's not a plane, that's me

I'm sittin' where I'm supposed to

Floatin' on the cloud, can't nobody come close to

The concrete and the sky switch places

So now my ceiling is painted with cosmic spaces

Firecracker to the moon, keep your eyes shut

Blastin' off like a rocket from the ground up

Heh, I used to catch a cab on the Monday

Now the taxi's sellin' lights on the runway, fly

Condo on the milky way

A house on the cloud and God's my landlord

And for my rent all I pay is my drive

Got that so If you need me you can find me in the alligator sky

[Chorus]

Where was I when the rockets came to life

And carried you away into the alligator sky

Even though I'll never know what's up ahead

I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go

[Bridge]

Roller coaster through the atmosphere

I'm drowning in this starry serenade

Where ecstasy becomes cavalier

My imagination's taking me away

Reverie whispered in my ear

I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid

Roller coaster through the atmosphere

My imagination's taking me away

[Shawn Chrystopher - Rap Verse 2]

Uh, now I'mma dance like I never dance

Sing like I never sing, dream like I've never dreamed

Or try to, 'cause we've been lied to

That the sun is somethin' that we can't fly to

Well, I sit on my star and see street lights

Look up, ha, you'll miss me if you blink twice

Imagination is hot and if you got it you can meet me

When you see me in the alligator sky

[Chorus]

Where was I when the rockets came to life

And carried you away into the alligator sky?

Even though I'll never know what's up ahead

I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go

Where was I when the rockets came to life

And carried you away into the alligator sky?

Even though I'll never know what's up ahead

I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go

In the alligator sky...

The Yacht Club lyrics - Owl City (feat. Lights)

(Da da da da da da da)

(Da da da da da da da)

My rock candy passion is bittersweet

And armed to the teeth

Cuz she would rather fall in chocolate

Than fall in love 

Especially with me

I stood under the waterfall

With a kiwi-pineapple parasol

As Cinderella dropped the crystal ball

And made a concrete cavern 

A caterpillar concert hall

I wish that we could sail our sad days away

Forever

In deep blue seas of paper mâché

(Let's dance in the moonlight)

A barracuda chased our dog days away

Forever

Let's sink or swim 'til we fall in love

(And dance in the moonlight)

When we join the yacht club

I would rather go swimming

With great white sharks

Than wade in romance

Cuz I can never find the courage

To ask her to dinner

Or even to dance

(Dance in the moonlight)

Don't sweat under your overcoat

Cuz my heart can harbor this paddle boat

You'll hit the bottom of the highest note

And the chatty tree frogs will never wanna

Leave your throat

I wish that we could sail our sad days away

Forever

In deep blue seas of paper mâché

(Let's dance in the moonlight)

A barracuda chased our dog days away

Forever

Let's sink or swim 'til we fall in love

(And dance in the moonlight)

When we join the yacht club

Da da da da da da da da

Da da da da da da da da

Da da da da da da da da

Da da da da da da da da

Let go of the world you know

And plug in the partyin' lights

Soak your cares in the solar flares

That light up these island nights

Orange eclipse I can taste your lips

In the citrus afternoon

If you can fly don't stop at the sky

Cuz there's footprints on the moon

(With you)

I wish that we could sail our sad days away

Forever

In deep blue seas of paper mâché

(Let's dance in the moonlight)

A barracuda chased our dog days away

Forever

Let's sink or swim 'til we fall in love

(And dance in the moonlight)

When we join the yacht club

(Let's dance in the moonlight)

When we join the yacht club

Plant Life lyrics - Owl City

I saw a ghost on the stairs,

And sheets on the tables and chairs,

The silverware swam with the sharks in the sink,

Even so, I don't know, what to think.

I've been longing for,

Daisies to push through the floor,

And I wish that plant life would grow all around me,

So I won't feel dead anymore.

So I won't feel dead anymore.

I saw a bear in the den,

Reading my textbooks again,

Bats flowed like traffic as they poured from the attic,

Heaven knows, I could really use a friend.

[CHORUS]

I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest,

The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time,

Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus,

If I were to pluck on your heartstrings would you strum on mine?

I've been longing for,

Daisies to push through the floor,

And I wish that plant life would grow all around me,

So I won't feel dead anymore.

So I won't feel dead anymore.

Your spirit is sweet, so pull off your sheet,

And give me a ghost of a smile,

Show me your teeth, 'cause you're teddy beneath,

So just grin and bear it a while.

Just grin and bear it a while.

[CHORUS]

I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest,

The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time,

Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus,

If I were to pluck on your heartstrings would you strum on mine?

Tonight I'm busting out

Of this old haunted house.

'Cause I'm sick of waiting for

All the spider webs to grow all around me.

'Cause I don't feel dead anymore.

And I'm not afraid anymore.

I'd rather waltz than just walk through the forest,

The trees keep the tempo and they sway in time,

Quartet of crickets chime in for the chorus,

If I were to pluck on your heartstrings would you strum on mine?

If I were to pluck on your heartstrings would you strum on mine?

How I Became The Sea lyrics - Owl City

June was the lobster shell

I dug by hand

A haven that hid me well

Beneath the sand

The wide windy waves washed in

But I stayed dry

The great breakers broke again

As I nodded off inside

And then

When the Empress ran aground

And my eyes turned blue and green

I heard a gorgeous sound

And that's when it became a dream

When the sky fell in

When the hurricanes came for me

I could finally crash again

And that's how I became the sea

I wrenched the engines off

And drank them down

The depths turned the iron soft

As they swiftly drowned

And I brought the ocean side

To its rusty knees

As I felt the even tide

Deep in my shallow dreams

And then

When the Empress ran aground

And my eyes turned blue and green

I heard a gorgeous sound

And that's when it became a dream

When the sky fell in

When the hurricanes came for me

I could finally crash again

And that's how I became the sea

When the sky fell in

(When the sky fell in)

(When the sky fell in)

When the hurricanes came for me

I could finally crash again

And that's how I became the sea

(How I became the sea)

That's how I became the sea

(How I became the sea)

That's how I became the sea

(How I became the sea)

(How I became the sea)

(When the sky fell in)

(When the hurricanes came for me)

(I could finally crash again)

(And that's how I became the sea)

(How I became the sea)