At the Stars
Better Than Ezra Lyrics
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Or leave tonight and vanish up the shore.
Anywhere but here.
It's three o'clock we're driving in your car,
You're screaming out the window at the stars,
"Please don't drive me home!"
Hate us because you'll never get that far.
And who'd suppose you would go?
I've already learned enough to know.
Tell me all the places we could go.
And count the headlights passing on the road,
A long, long time ago.
Here we are.
Foreign to their world.
Straight and composed.
Your sermons I can do without
And I finally found.
That everybody loves to love you
When you're far away.
Could it be we've done something wrong
We'd make it back to your place before dawn
"Please, don't take me home."
"Please, don't take me home."
The lyrics to Better Than Ezra's song At the Stars are open to interpretation, but it seems to be about two people who are in a relationship that is coming to an end. The singer seems to be contemplating leaving the other person, and is trying to find a way to do so without hurting them. The line "Maybe I should drop you at your door / Or leave tonight and vanish up the shore / Anywhere but here" suggests that the singer is considering different options for how to end the relationship, but is hesitant to hurt their partner's feelings.
The rest of the song deals with the conflicting emotions that the singer feels about the relationship. On the one hand, they seem to be frustrated with the other person's behavior, as seen in the line "Blame us because we are who we are / Hate us because you'll never get that far." However, there is also a sense of nostalgia and a desire to hold onto the good times, as seen in the lines "Tell me all the places we could go / And count the headlights passing on the road / A long, long time ago."
Overall, the song seems to be about the complicated emotions that come with the end of a relationship, and the difficulty of finding a way to part without hurting the other person.
Line by Line Meaning
Maybe I should drop you at your door.
Perhaps it's better if I take you home now and leave.
Or leave tonight and vanish up the shore.
I'm considering leaving you right away and disappearing up the shore.
Anywhere but here.
I just want to be away from this place.
It's three o'clock we're driving in your car,
It's already 3 am and we are driving in your car.
You're screaming out the window at the stars,
You are shouting at the stars through the car window.
"Please don't drive me home!"
I don't want to go home yet, please!
Blame us because we are who we are.
People criticize us for being ourselves.
Hate us because you'll never get that far.
They resent us because they can never achieve what we have.
And who'd suppose you would go?
Who could have predicted that you would leave?
I've already learned enough to know.
I have learned enough to understand.
Tell me all the places we could go.
Please suggest possible places we could go.
And count the headlights passing on the road,
Let's count the headlights of cars passing by.
A long, long time ago.
It feels like it was a long time before this moment.
Here we are.
We are here, in the present.
Foreign to their world.
We are different from them.
Straight and composed.
We are calm and composed despite everything.
Your sermons I can do without
I don't need your advice or lectures.
And I finally found.
I have discovered something important.
That everybody loves to love you
Everyone likes to love you.
When you're far away.
But only when you're not so close.
Could it be we've done something wrong
Have we made a mistake?
We'd make it back to your place before dawn
We can return to your place before sunrise.
"Please, don't take me home."
Please don't take me back home just yet.
"Please, don't take me home."
I really don't want to go home yet.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MATTHEW JOHN TOKARSKY, BRYAN PATRICK CAMPBELL
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At the stars : Lyrics
Maybe I should drop you at your door
Or leave tonight and vanish up the shore
Anywhere but here
It's three o'clock, we're driving in your car
You're screaming out the window at the stars
"Please don't drive me home"
Blame us 'cause we are who we are
Hate us 'cause you'll never get that far
And who'd suppose you would go?
I've already learned enough to know
Tell me all the places we could go
And count the headlights passing on the road
A long, long time ago
Blame us 'cause we are who we are
Hate us 'cause you'll never get that far
And who'd suppose that you would go?
I've already learned enough to know
Here we are, foreign to their world
Straight and composed, your sermons I can do without
And I finally found that everybody loves to love you
When you're far away
Could it be we've done something wrong?
We'd make it home to your place before dawn
Please, don't drive me home
Please, don't take me home
Blame us 'cause we are who we are
Hate us 'cause you'll never get that far
And who'd suppose that you would go?
I've already learned, I've already learned enough to know.
Cosmic Shy
This is real music. I was around 19 when this came out. Music that you literally felt down in your bones. So relatable. I want my youth back.
Joseph Mitchell
I’m very nostalgic, myself. I feel you. I graduated HS in ‘94 and feel like and lucky to have caught the tail end of “the good old days”.
Shashika Gunathilake
Same here bro ✌️
Anthony Fisher
I was about thirty-five and it spoke to me then great arrangement and very cool vocals.
Kaylee F
A little story about this song: this came out on the radio my freshman year of high school. I was having a really tough time. My best friend had moved away, and my other friends were kind of drifting away. The guy that I had a big crush on had been talking to me, but then started ignoring me suddenly. And then a group of boys just started relentlessly teasing me during gym class. Small things in retrospect, but soul crushing at the time.
Anyway, one friend invited me to go to a movie with her and some of her older cousins. This song played on the radio on the way there and back. The movie was terrible, but the outing and the companionship were so good and so necessary for me at the time. We spent the night at one of the cousins houses and I was invited to another outing the next weekend. And I remember thinking that if these older college girls liked me enough to invite me out again, then maybe I was worthwhile. It was an inroad to a new group of friends and a new lease on life. And it's just a damn beautiful song.
Nick Borrego
Glad to hear you made it through. Not all of us do and it's great to hear this song meant something to you as well.
Randy Mees
The bass and drums in this song are extremely technical. You do not find music like this written and played anymore. BTE is an extremely underrated band, with minimal airplay on just a few hits. But if you listen to their catalog, you appreciate the synergy of these guys. From vocals, to rhythm, these guys are tight, and solid.Not that you need validation from Taylor Swift, but she was a huge fan of these guys prior to her hitting it big (and she covered "Breathless" by BTE at a charity event).See BTE playing live. They are legit, and awesome.
candy☆
Who could dislike this song...everybody loves you when you're far away.
unitedstatesofmordor
Perhaps the best song from out of the nineties.
An underrated classic from an undeservedly underrated band.
M C
Better Than Ezra was always an underrated band, glad I was around to enjoy their peak - tons of hits on the radio during the 90s. Fun days!