I think it's about understanding or her need from her friends, fans, and lover to understand her. It is quite obvious.
"Is it asking too much to be given time/ to know these songs and to sing them" Here she emphasizes the fact that the time is short, and all that she wants is to do the thing that she loves most, to have time to write a song, to learn the stanzas and to sing them for the public. She wants to share this simple, but in the same time, majestic feeling with everyone.
"Is it asking too much of my vacant smile/ and my laugh and lies that bring them" These 2 lines, I figured she is not completely sure of her genuine feeling toward what she wants to share with the others, because she already knows that many people don't understand her, and they come at her concerts for fun. And like she says further - 'Is it asking too much of my favorite friends/ to take these songs for real' / 'Is it asking too much of my partner's hands/ to take these songs real' - it is too much to ask them for understanding? so she finds another way to be happy, and she brings us the key for happiness, and that consists in the fact that we should be listening more to our hearts, we have to have a collective awareness of the universe, and aiming for the stars is a step forward to beatitude. Just like she says below.
"We'll take our hearts outside/ Leave our lives behind/ I'll watch the stars go out"
I hope you like my review!
I think it's about understanding or her need from her friends, fans, and lover to understand her. It is quite obvious. "Is it asking too much to be given time/ to know these songs and to sing them" Here she emphasizes the fact that the time is short, and all that she wants is to do the thing that she loves most, to have time to write a song, to learn the stanzas and to sing them for the public. She wants to share this simple, but in the same time, majestic feeling with everyone. "Is it asking too much of my vacant smile/ and my laugh and lies that bring them" These 2 lines, I figured she is not completely sure of her genuine feeling toward what she wants to share with the others, because she already knows that many people don't understand her, and they come at her concerts for fun. And like she says further - 'Is it asking too much of my favorite friends/ to take these songs for real' / 'Is it asking too much of my partner's hands/ to take these songs real' - it is too much to ask them for understanding? so she finds another way to be happy, and she brings us the key for happiness, and that consists in the fact that we should be listening more to our hearts, we have to have a collective awareness of the universe, and aiming for the stars is a step forward to beatitude. Just like she says below. "We'll take our hearts outside/ Leave our lives behind/ I'll watch the stars go out" I hope you like my review!