[Verse 2] Some nights I rule the world With bar lights and pretty girls But most nights I stay straight and think about my mom Oh god, I miss her so much And there are people on the street They're coming up to me They're telling me that they like what I do now And so I tried my best when I took the fall To get right back up, back in your arms If you're out here why do I miss you so much I feel like I had it all Back before I lost it all Now I just wait for you to talk to me But you won't even look at me, baby
[Bridge] Oh, come on girl I just need a helping hand I close my eyes and think about tomorrow It never came true, it came true It never came true
[Chorus] Oh, and you You're always holding onto stars You're always holding onto stars Cause no one is gonna save us
Oh, and you You're always holding onto stars I think they're better from afar Because no one is gonna save us
Oh, and me Well I am fading in the dark So don't you ever kiss me Don't you wish on me Why can't you see that No one's gonna save us?
[Outro] No one's gonna save us No one's gonna save me now No, no, no, no, no, no No one's gonna save us Who we are, who we are Who you are, who you are You're always holding on to stars You're always holding on to stars You're always holding on to stars You're always holding on to stars
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In this incredibly dynamic and somber track, Nate pours out everything that he’s already spent the entire album clarifying–his unease with growing success and fame and his fears of becoming too corporate and static. It gradually gets taken over by autotune and vocoder before ending on an eerie repeating of “You’re always holding on to stars,” almost like a mantra.
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