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Starburn Lyrics

I've been waiting all this time
Watching my shadows arrange
I've been straying from the course hoping to make a change
I have worked against my code
Forcing my feet to align
I've been straining every cord controlling my slumber spine
He will never leave his burning star
He will never cross the tainted element
He will never leave his solitude
He will never leave his solitude
I've been training to depart
Like statues preparing to fly
I've collected every sight needed to calm my eye
I've been holding back the night
Now I'm holding back the day
Patiently reaching for dark terrain
Hoping his self-restraint disappears
He will keep searching for confidence
Watching the evidence in his fears
But he will never leave his burning star
He will never cross the tainted element
He will never leave his solitude
'Cause he will never leave his thoughts of you
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Cover art for Starburn lyrics by Vola

To me this brilliant song is one we all can relate to in some way. I think it's about something within us that is holding us back from shining in life, something in the way of us reaching our full potential. Whether it be physiological or psychological, this song is about the struggle to reach beyond that which keeps us from that next level of well being or that next level of becoming the best version of ourselves. Whatever with in us that burns out our star that would otherwise shine brightly.

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Cover art for Starburn lyrics by Vola

I feel like this song is from the perspective of an introvert (with some amount of social anxiety) trying to fit into a society dominated by extroverts. There's a lot of lines about doing things against your will, most prominently "I have worked against my code, forcing my feet to align" - pretty strong image of trying to be something you are not and how impossible it is to achieve. Additionally, "I've collected every sight needed to calm my eye" strongly hints towards taking some quiet walks, something introverts usually like to do to calm down again after being exposed to a lot of social activities.
The later lines also fit that image pretty perfectly, "searching for confidence, watching the evidence in his fears" - as long as this person is scared in these situations, there's no way to have any kind of confidence in himself. Other people take it from things they can do good, but in this context only the lack of something can do it, again something very unique for this kind of issue.

Finally, the last line "He will never leave his solitude 'cause he will never leave his thoughts of you" seems to be about how this person constantly thinks about people judging them. He will never be able to stop that, so the only solution for him is to stay alone.

So in the end it's kind of being in a situation of losing that fight to fit in. There's a strong defeated vibe to it shown with lines like "I've been holding back the night, now I'm holding back the day". To me, this line is indicating that he previously used the nights to calm down after trying during daytime (school, work, whatever), but that he also is starting to stop trying in those situations.

Very personal interpretation and I might be completely off, but to me this fits perfectly.

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