Andy Butler said this song is about growing up being gay. The gay folklore promises young gay kids that when they grow up, move to a big liberal city or school, they will find love, peace, acceptance, a community, and pride instead of the misery ("darkness") they experience now. These are the "stars", that are getting closer.
I'm pretty sure it's not "present my presence" but "present my present". The stars didn't give this "present". Instead, many gay people are still tormented and broken by their sometimes incredibly traumatizing experiences of bullying, self-loathing and not being accepted, and the gay meccas aren't all that they're cracked up to be. So, you need to look inside yourself.
Andy Butler said this song is about growing up being gay. The gay folklore promises young gay kids that when they grow up, move to a big liberal city or school, they will find love, peace, acceptance, a community, and pride instead of the misery ("darkness") they experience now. These are the "stars", that are getting closer.
I'm pretty sure it's not "present my presence" but "present my present". The stars didn't give this "present". Instead, many gay people are still tormented and broken by their sometimes incredibly traumatizing experiences of bullying, self-loathing and not being accepted, and the gay meccas aren't all that they're cracked up to be. So, you need to look inside yourself.
@Wormsie That explanation makes me like this song more. It is a song of strength and hope.
@Wormsie That explanation makes me like this song more. It is a song of strength and hope.