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Owl City

Owl City is an American synthpop musical project by Adam Young. Owl City was born from Young's musical experiments in his parents' basement in Owatonna, Minnesota. As Owl City, Young developed a following through MySpace before signing with Universal Republic.

Young claims that his influences are disco and European electronic music. His music has also been compared to The Postal Service. After two independent albums, Owl City gained mainstream popularity with the 2009 major label debut album Ocean Eyes, which spawned the hit single "Fireflies".

Sky Sailing,

The early recordings of Adam Young.

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“When violet eyes get brighterAnd heavy wings grow lighterI'll taste the sky and feel alive againAnd I'll forget the world that I knewBut I swear I won't forget youOh if my voice could reach back through the pastI'd whisper in your ear:"Oh darling I wish you were here.”
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“But drenched in vanilla twilightI'll sit on the front porch all nightWaist deep in thought because whenI think of you I don't feel so alone”
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“The silence isn't so badTill I look at my hands and feel sadCause the spaces between my fingersAre right where yours fit perfectly”
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“I'll watch the night turn light blueBut it's not the same without youBecause it takes two to whisper quietly”
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“I'll travel the sub-zero tundra I'll brave glaciers and frozen lakes And that's just the tip of the iceberg I'll do whatever it takes To change”
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“Peer over the edge Can you see me? Rivulets flow from your eyes Paint runs from your mouth Like a waterfall And your lungs crystalize”
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“Golf and alcohol don't mixAnd that's why I don't drink and driveBecause, good grief I'd knock out my teethAnd have to kiss my smile goodbye”
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“I've been to the dentist a thousand times so I know the drillI smooth my hair, sit back in the chairBut somehow I still get the chills”
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“I'd rather pick flowers instead of fights.”
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“Home will always be here Unseen, out of sightWhere I disappear and hideI think dreamy things as I'm waving goodbyeSo I'll spread out my wings and fly”
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“Home is a boxcar and it's so far out of reachHidden under umbrella beach”
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“I am the black in the book the letters on the pages that you memorize.”
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“Cheer up and dry your damp eyes and tell me when it rainsAnd I'll blend up that rainbow above you and shoot it through your veins'Cause your heart has a lack of color and we should've knownThat we'd grow up sooner or later 'Cause we wasted all our free time alone”
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“A city sparkles in the nightHow can it glow so bright?The neighborhoods surround the soft florescent lightDesigner skyline in my headAbstract and still well-readYou went from numbered lines to buildings overhead”
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“I don't need a telescope to see that there's hope, and that makes me feel brave.”
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“I'm scared to death that I'll never be afraid.”
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“The silence isn't so bad, till I look at my hands and feel sad. Because the spaces between my fingers are right where yours fit perfectly.”
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“I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts. The indications revealed. That few of us realize life is quite surreal”
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“I've been sleeping with the night light unpluggedWith a note on the rocking chairIt says I'm dreaming of the life I once lovedSo wake me if you're out there”
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“Dear God your the only north star I'd follow this far!”
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“When we’re apart whatever are you thinking of? If this is what I call home, why does it feel so alone? So tell me darling, do you wish we’d fall in love? All the time, all the time”
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“Cheer up and dry your damp eyes,And tell me when it rains,And I'll blend up that rainbow above you & shoot it through your veins...'Cause your heart has a lack of color,And we should've known That we'd grow up sooner or later,'Cause we wasted all our free time alone. <3”
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“..bright eyes and subtle variations of blue...”
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“I'll watch the night turn light blue, it's not the same without you cause it takes two to whisper quietly”
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“The spaces between my fingers are right where yours fit perfectly”
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“Please take a long, hard look at your textbook, cause I'm history”
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“As many times as I blink I'll think of you tonight.”
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