Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
You know you look so tired
You're gonna stay up late tonight
Under the stars
I'll put you in pride of place
I'm gonna set my sights
I'm gonna set your soul alight
Under the stars
Under the stars
So let the street lights shine away
Till the breaking of the day
In the morning you'll decay a little
We've led a lifetime come undone
Staring straight into the sun
Like the barrel of a gun
Under the stars
Under the stars
Been waiting my whole life
For you to come and waste a while
Out in the dark
In the emptiness of time and space
Been going out of my mind
I've gotta bring you back to life
You and your heart
You and your heavy heart
So let the street lights shine away
Till the breaking of the day
In the morning you'll decay a little
We've led a lifetime come undone
Staring straight into the sun
Like the barrel of a gun
Under the stars
Under the stars
You know you look so tired
You're gonna stay up late tonight
Under the stars
Under the stars
Under the stars
Under the stars
Under the stars
So let the street lights shine away
Till the breaking of the day
For tonight all of the saints are sinners
Yeah I can feel we're coming up
Like our heart starts filling up
Like it's rushing through our blood
Under the stars
Under the stars
Under the stars
You're gonna stay up late tonight
Under the stars
I'll put you in pride of place
I'm gonna set my sights
I'm gonna set your soul alight
Under the stars
Under the stars
So let the street lights shine away
Till the breaking of the day
In the morning you'll decay a little
We've led a lifetime come undone
Staring straight into the sun
Like the barrel of a gun
Under the stars
Under the stars
Been waiting my whole life
For you to come and waste a while
Out in the dark
In the emptiness of time and space
Been going out of my mind
I've gotta bring you back to life
You and your heart
You and your heavy heart
So let the street lights shine away
Till the breaking of the day
In the morning you'll decay a little
We've led a lifetime come undone
Staring straight into the sun
Like the barrel of a gun
Under the stars
Under the stars
You know you look so tired
You're gonna stay up late tonight
Under the stars
Under the stars
Under the stars
Under the stars
Under the stars
So let the street lights shine away
Till the breaking of the day
For tonight all of the saints are sinners
Yeah I can feel we're coming up
Like our heart starts filling up
Like it's rushing through our blood
Under the stars
Under the stars
Under the stars
Lyrics submitted by heatherrxxx
Under The Stars Lyrics as written by Andrew Hayes Benjamin Giddings
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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I think this song is about a person "rehabbing someone" from drugs or something else that's bad. A lot of lines point to the fact that he or she is helping someone: "I'm gonna set your soul Alight"
and
"To the breaking of the day In the morning you'll decay A little"
People that go to rehab often say that it's the hardest in the morning, because that's usually when you used to take your first dose of drugs.
"We've let a lifetime come undone Staring straight into the sun Like the barrel of a gun Under the stars"
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"Been waiting my whole life For you to come and waste a while In the dark In the emptiness of time and space"
I don't really understand this but I think it could be that you've been waiting for a while for this person to take the step and actually stop using drugs.
"Been going out my mind I gotta bring you back To life You and your heart You and your healthy heart"
This is the part that really points out that someone is helping another person over his drug addictions, 'gotta bring you back to life' and also that although the person used drugs, he's still got a healthy heart.
"You know you look so tired You're gonna stay up late Tonight Under the stars"
That someone looks tired and worn-out from the drugs, and that you'll probably have a fucked up sleeping schedule that makes you stay up late.
I think Under The Stars is a fictional place and that the person who wrote it only pictures this in their head, it's not going to happen for real because the person that's using drugs doesn't want to get help or is just simply too far down the wrong road to get help.