Lyric discussion by shelbo_117 

Cover art for Then I Defy You, Stars lyrics by Receiving End Of Sirens, The

another side-note I forgot to mention

The title supports all of this in that, in truth, the line from Shakespeare's play, "Romeo & Juliet" - "...Then I defy you, stars!" is literally saying that he defys fate and defys his destiny, which back then, was supposed to be foretold in the stars. Therefore, in this particular song with these lyrics, the subject is defying their own fate, and defying their own destiny -which was to become one of the mindless "mannequins" by whom they're surrounded.