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In the Stars
Benson Boone Lyrics


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Sunday mornings were your favorite
I used to meet you down on Woods Creek Road
You did your hair up like you were famous
Even though it's only church where we were going
Now Sunday mornings, I just sleep in
It's like I've buried my faith with you
I'm screaming at a God I don't know if I believe in
'Cause I don't know what else I can do

I'm still holding on to everything that's dead and gone



I don't wanna say goodbye 'cause this one means forever
Now you're in the stars and six feet's never felt so far
Here I am alone between the heavens and the embers
Oh, it hurts so hard for a million different reasons
You took the best of my heart and left the rest in pieces

Diggin' through your old birthday letters
A crumbled twenty still in the box
I don't think that I could ever find a way to spend it
Even if it's the last twenty that I've got

Oh, I'm still holding on to everything that's dead and gone
I don't wanna say goodbye 'cause this one means forever
Now you're in the stars and six feet's never felt so far
Here I am alone between the heavens and the embers
Oh, it hurts so hard for a million different reasons
You took the best of my heart and left the rest in pieces

I'm still holding (on), holding (on), holding on
I'm still holding (on), holding (on), holding on
I'm still holding (on), holding (on), still holding on
I'm still, ooh, still holding on

I'm still holding on to everything that's dead and gone
I don't wanna say goodbye 'cause this one means forever
Now you're in the stars and six feet's never felt so far
Here I am alone between the heavens and the embers
Oh, it hurts so hard for a billion different reasons
You took the best of my heart and left the rest in pieces

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Benson Boone's "In The Stars" explore the pain and sadness felt after a loved one's death. The song is addressed to someone who has passed away, specifically a woman who was once very important to him. He reflects on how they used to spend Sunday mornings together, getting ready for church. However, since she has passed, he no longer attends church and feels like he has lost his faith in a higher power. He talks about how he is still holding onto everything that reminds him of her, including old birthday letters and a crumpled twenty-dollar bill. He admits that it hurts deeply to be without her and that he doesn't know how to move on.


The chorus repeats the line "I'm still holding on to everything that's dead and gone," showing how he is struggling to let go of the past and move forward. He also acknowledges that he doesn't want to say goodbye because he believes that this is forever. The sentiment is echoed in the lines "Now you're in the stars and six feet's never felt so far/ Here I am alone between the heavens and the embers," which evoke a sense of distance created by death. Despite the sadness of the song, there is also a sense of hope in Boone's determination to continue holding on to the memories of his loved one.


Line by Line Meaning

Sunday mornings were your favorite
She loved starting her Sundays with a cheerful spirit


I used to meet you down on Woods Creek Road
We used to meet and travel to church together


You did your hair up like you were famous
She took the time to look her best for church


Even though it's only church where we were going
She didn't feel she needed a reason to look her best


Now Sunday mornings, I just sleep in
Ever since she's been gone, I can't feel the same joy for Sunday mornings


It's like I've buried my faith with you
I have lost my faith since she's been gone


I'm screaming at a God I don't know if I believe in
I am angry with God for taking her away, and I am not sure if I believe in Him anymore


'Cause I don't know what else I can do
I am lost without her and without my faith


Now you're in the stars and six feet's never felt so far
She is gone, and I feel like she is impossibly far away


Here I am alone between the heavens and the embers
I am trapped between the hope of heaven and the sorrow of grief


Oh, it hurts so hard for a million different reasons
Her loss is painful in countless ways


You took the best of my heart and left the rest in pieces
She was the most important part of my life, and now I am left broken without her


Diggin' through your old birthday letters
I am looking through her things to feel close to her again


A crumbled twenty still in the box
I found a twenty dollar bill that she saved, and it serves as a reminder of her


I don't think that I could ever find a way to spend it
I value the object more than the money itself because it was hers


Even if it's the last twenty that I've got
I would rather keep it as a connection to her, even if I have nothing left


I'm still holding (on), holding (on), holding on
I am desperately clinging to any part of her that I can find


I'm still, ooh, still holding on
I am at a loss for how to move on, so I hold onto anything that reminds me of her


Oh, it hurts so hard for a billion different reasons
There are countless reasons why her loss is painful


You took the best of my heart and left the rest in pieces
She was the most important part of my life, and now I am left broken without her




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Benson Boone, Jason Gregory Evigan, Michael Ross Pollack

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