For me, this song is about dealing with someone really sad or even depressed - who thinks it's other peoples responsibility to get this sad person happy again. Like the following lyric says:
"You bought a star in the sky tonight
And in your man-made dark
The light inside you died"
The sentence "You Bought A Star" means, that the sad person found someone, who may or may not could make him or her happy again. The star lighted up for a short period, but then it blew out. "In your manmade dark" refers to the fact, that it's a kind of sadness, that no one but the sad one itself can fix.
The person, who this song may be about is sad - maybe from heartache or something. We all know how it feels to get your heart broked, and for a moment everyone thinks, that they'll just need someone new to come and make them fall in love again and in that way make them happy, and i think it's the same thing the sad person in this song is trying to, "buying stars". But in the end, no one but yourself can make you happy again, and that's what Marina is trying to tell this person:
"And you could buy up all of the stars,
But it wouldn’t change who you are.
You’re still living life in the dark
It’s just who you are"
She's directly telling, that no matter how much you try to become happy and get the light into your manmade dark, no stars in the world could help you - you only have yourself to rely on, and to make you happy again.
For me, this song is about dealing with someone really sad or even depressed - who thinks it's other peoples responsibility to get this sad person happy again. Like the following lyric says: "You bought a star in the sky tonight And in your man-made dark The light inside you died" The sentence "You Bought A Star" means, that the sad person found someone, who may or may not could make him or her happy again. The star lighted up for a short period, but then it blew out. "In your manmade dark" refers to the fact, that it's a kind of sadness, that no one but the sad one itself can fix. The person, who this song may be about is sad - maybe from heartache or something. We all know how it feels to get your heart broked, and for a moment everyone thinks, that they'll just need someone new to come and make them fall in love again and in that way make them happy, and i think it's the same thing the sad person in this song is trying to, "buying stars". But in the end, no one but yourself can make you happy again, and that's what Marina is trying to tell this person: "And you could buy up all of the stars, But it wouldn’t change who you are. You’re still living life in the dark It’s just who you are" She's directly telling, that no matter how much you try to become happy and get the light into your manmade dark, no stars in the world could help you - you only have yourself to rely on, and to make you happy again.