Never had much faith in love or miracles
Yeah, I was dreaming for too long
There's no religion that could save me
So I let it all go, oh, oh
How did I read the stars so wrong?

And I can't believe you don't know
Which way is right and which way is wrong
And you should know that
It ain't hard to tell you don't know
So come on

Let's set the world on fire
Tonight
I hear your heartbeat
Tonight
We could burn brighter
Shine bright
Carry me home tonight

Yeah, I was in the dark
Looking for somebody
Still stuck in that time
I used to know

And I'm not sleeping now
I'm wide awake
I'll be waking up
I get a feeling I am born again
I can't wait to see the light
I'm born again tonight

And I can't believe you don't know
All those fairy tales are full of it
They were never true, never true
It ain't hard to tell you don't know
So come on

Let's set the world on fire
Tonight
I hear your heartbeat
Tonight
We could burn brighter
Shine bright
Carry me home tonight

I set fire
Tonight
I'm letting go tonight
Let's make the most of the night
Dancing to the beat of the drums
In the sky
Hey!
Carry me home tonight
Just carry me home tonight

Will someone come and carry me home?

Tonight
And it feels like I am somebody that I used to know
I like crazy, foolish, stupid
Gangnam Style
Fist pumping music
Two oh!
1 2's it
how we do'z it
I gotta say that but the music

Let's do this one more time!

I set the world on fire
Tonight
I hear your heartbeat
Tonight
We could burn brighter
Footsteps even lighter
Than the sun

Starships were meant to fly
Let's do this one last time
Let's make the most of the night
Dancing to the beat of the drums
In the sky
Let's set the world on fire
Can't stop 'cause we're so high
Let's do this one last time
Let's make the most of the night
Dancing to the beat of the drums
In the sky

Spend the rest of my days here
I'll carry you home
Tonight



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