A Sky Full of Stars Lyrics

Lyric discussion by marcella10 

Cover art for A Sky Full of Stars lyrics by Coldplay

I believe this song is about falling hard in love, but in a kind of naive way, like the way we fall for someone when we are teenagers, a foollish way, when the adrenaline from "being in love" is enough (even when it's nonreciprocal), just because it feels so damn good at the moment that you just don't want it to stop.

Let's check on the lyric:

'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars I'm gonna give you my heart [When he says "Cause you ARE a sky full of starts", he means that the person IS like a sky full of stars to him, because he is so amazed about her that he just can't stop contemplating and looking at her. It's like she has a light and shine that draws him. So he just can't help himself but surrender and give her his heart, since his mind is already taken]

'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars 'Cause you light up the path [Again, the person "light up the path" cause he can only see her good qualities, how amazing/beautiful/intelligent/funny she is; her beautiful smile; and maybe she is really all that good and she can not go anywhere unnoticed by people around, especially him]

I don't care, go on and tear me apart I don't care if you do, ooh 'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars I think I saw you [Here he says that he is so taken, the feeling of being so madly in love is so good, that he does not even care if the feeling is reciprocal, or if she treats him right, if the relationship does not work after all, or if they will break up in the future. He just cares that he wants to live that feeling, cause out of a whole crowd, out of anyone else that he could had fallen for, she was the one his heart chose, she was the one his heart noticed/ “saw”.]

'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars I wanna die in your arms [Because he is so in love with her, he does not care what happens, even if he gets his heart broken, he would be happy cause his only wish is to be with her living that feeling, in her arms]

'Cause you get lighter the more it gets dark I'm gonna give you my heart [Even when everything else is so confusing or unimportant to him, he may have left his friends or daily life responsabilities or pleasures aside now, cause all he can see or think of is her, so he does not even think twice before decide to surrender]

I don't care, go on and tear me apart I don't care if you do, ooh 'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars I think I see you I think I see you

'Cause you're a sky, you're a sky full of stars Such a heavenly view You're such a heavenly view [To him, she is amazing, perfect, gorgeous, and makes him feel like floating in the clouds]

Coldplay is my favorite band, and this is my interpretation of a song can't get out of my mind now because translates feelings that I'm currently experiencing... =)

My Interpretation