Don't tell me you're done for
Don't need to hear you're done for
But you can tell me what you are running from
I need you more than you need you

I can see you're really really running
Can I ask you where you gonna run to
And you think your really really funny
Well I don't think your funny as you do

We all feel like we're breaking sometime
But I won't give you up tonight

Stay awake, stay awake
Survive
I've got nineteen stars that I
Give your name tonight

And I wanna scream, wanna scream your name.
Star light, star bright can save
You're my wish tonight

Don't tell me it doesn't matter
I'll tell you what matters
Bare feet in the summer
Open windows at night
You think that no one needs you

You don't have nothing to see through
Well I needed you.
Don't I count?
Lets fight.

Show me anger
Fierce fists clutching onto air.
Show me anything.
Just show me you care.

Stay awake, stay awake
Survive
I've got nineteen stars that I
Give your name tonight

I wanna scream, wanna scream your name
Star light, Star bright can save
You're my wish tonight

No one can catch me
The way that you catch me
The way that you keep me when I'm out of sight
What if I need you
What if I can't see you
I'm running out of life

No one can catch me
The way that you catch me
The way that you keep me when I'm out of time
What if I need you
What if I can't see you
I'm running out of life

Please
Stay awake, stay awake
Survive
I've got nineteen stars that I
Give your name tonight

And I wanna scream, wanna scream your name
Star light, star bright can save
You're my wish
You're my wish my wish
You're my wish tonight


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Nineteen Stars Lyrics as written by Meg Frampton Dia Frampton

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    i adore this song so much! as well as the entire "Something Real" Album. i agree about it definitly being about a friend who is going to commit suicide, and they won't talk to anyone about their problems, or even show and emotion (hence the "show me anger fierce fists clutching onto air...")

    this is one of my favorites from Meg & Dia =]

    whispertoascreamon June 17, 2007   Link

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