Owl City - The Real World [Official Lyric Video]

Lyric video for the song "The Real World" off the new Owl City album, All Things Bright and Beautiful.

Lyrics:
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.

[sophiesutherland]

"If we dissolved without a trace, would the real world even care?"

Dang it, Adam, why you gotta be so relatable?

[Kohiku]

Listened to this when I was fifteen. I'm twenty-four now. This song shakes me to my very core listening to it after so many years. I made a promise to myself that I would be a psychologist sometime that year I first heard this song. I'm almost there. Thank you for reading this, whoever you are. Bless you, and may you be safe from the pandemic we're currently facing.

[erinidum]

My grandmother died this morning after a long battle with cancer. For some reason, this is the only song I could think of today.

[imjustverable]

"Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't want to live there."
This is now my motto.

[StrawberryHero]

"Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't want to live there"

[atikalove]

You're the best writer in this world. Your imagination knows no bounds.

[mypplskillsarerusty]

Reality is a scary place but owl city makes it amazing :)

[sarahdriscoll]

listening to this song really makes me want to escape reality to live somewhere else, I mean how hard can it be? alice did, she went to wonderland

[anisense]

"Reality is a lovely place but I wouldn't want to live there."
Such a true statement at times, guess its Adam and his clever songwriting at work again :D

[daydreameratnight]

I shared about him to my class. I hope he gets more recognition and make people happy.

[chrisbarnett]

personally i think owl city has to be my favorite band because the way he can make the song sound so happy it just makes me happy. its hard for artists to get the feelings across to the song and he seams like he has such a happy take on life i think we should look at the world like that.

[MEATofmyMASTER]

My son absorbed the Owl City vibe naturally just like his dad. This was the first song he heard at 5yrs old, and he wanted it played on repeat which I had no problem with considering it was one of my favs. I wasn’t ready for the emotional response my body was going to have when he finally learned some lyrics and sang “I’d never leave if it were up to me”. It was the first time something that came from me was enjoying the same thing I enjoyed in the same way, so that connection with Owl City is now engraved in gold. That memory will stick with me forever.

[lindahurst]

I’m with you. Reality’s far too intense right now and plan to move to OWL CITY. 💫💕🙏

[emotionalpotato]

all his songs are so majestic and magical :3

[krayedon]

I have to admit that I relate to these songs so well, and a lot of them describe my life. I'd like to add that whenever he writes something depressing, he always comes back to the bright side of things, and that's what I love. Does anyone else just feel like Adam has that way to his music, that he just writes this music about all this dark and depressing stuff, but it makes you feel alright because he just wants you to know that you're not alone? It's like as if he genuinely cares about you, you know?

[cjyay]

This is my theme song! Often times, on my saddest days, I can listen to Owl City and disappear into a world of fantasy that is ten billion times better than the real world.

[leopordpotterfriends]

they are full of metaphors, and they are riddles, and everyone understands it differently, but no ones wrong...thats one of the millions of things that makes me freaking love owl city

[mystiehart]

This is one of my favorite songs because of the imagery, I can just close my eyes and imagine the lyrics come to life, and all my troubles and worries disappear.. :) I'm so glad that I found Adam's music and it makes me happy to watch his growth. Can't wait for the newest album

[mikaelancholy]

This particular song makes me feel melancholic.

[musicloverevr]

"Can you feel a silk embrace in the satin air? If we dissolve without a trace, will the real world even care?"
My favorite lines!