Starlight
Josiah Hawley Lyrics
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This ship is taking me far away
Far away from the memories
Of the people who care if I live or die
Starlight
I will be chasing the starlight
Until the end of my life
Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms
My life
You electrify my life
Let's conspire to ignite
All the souls that would die just to feel alive
But I'll never let you go
If you promised not to fade away
Never fade away
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms
Far away
This ship is taking me far away
Far away from the memories
Of the people who care if I live or die
And I'll never let you go
If you promise not to fade away
Never fade away
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms
I just wanted to hold
Josiah Hawley's song "Starlight" speaks of the desire to escape from the memories of people who care about our existence, taking the persona "far away" from them. The ship mentioned in the song represents this element of escape from reality. However, the singer acknowledges that he is not sure if chasing the starlight, which symbolizes his dream, is worth it anymore. He later goes to express his desire to hold someone close, to electrify his life and potentially set off a chain reaction in other people's lives. The overall feel of the song is the search for meaning, identity, and connection.
The line "our hopes and expectations, black holes and revelations" is a reference to a Muse album named "Black Holes and Revelations," which is the band that Hawley covered with this song when he auditioned for The Voice. The song was so well-received that it peaked at #64 on the US iTunes Chart.
Line by Line Meaning
Far away
I'm being taken away to a distant place
This ship is taking me far away
I'm being carried away by a ship far away
Far away from the memories
I'm being taken away from memories
Of the people who care if I live or die
Those people who care about me would be left behind
Starlight
I'm chasing after the light of a star
I will be chasing the starlight
I'm chasing after the light of a star
Until the end of my life
I'll chase after it until the end
I don't know if it's worth it anymore
I question if it's worth continuing
Hold you in my arms
I long to hold you
I just wanted to hold
All I want is to embrace you
You in my arms
I wish to hold you close
My life
I'm energized by you and you are my life
You electrify my life
You energize and light up my existence
Let's conspire to ignite
Let's secretly come together and enflame
All the souls that would die just to feel alive
Let's bring life to those who are barely hanging on
But I'll never let you go
I refuse to let go of you
If you promised not to fade away
As long as you ensure you won't disappear
Never fade away
Always stay in my life
Our hopes and expectations
What we want and desire
Black holes and revelations
Disasters and curiosities
Hold you in my arms
I long to hold you
I just wanted to hold
All I want is to embrace you
You in my arms
I wish to hold you close
Far away
I'm being taken away to a distant place
This ship is taking me far away
I'm being carried away by a ship far away
Far away from the memories
I'm being taken away from memories
Of the people who care if I live or die
Those people who care about me would be left behind
And I'll never let you go
I refuse to let go of you
If you promise not to fade away
As long as you ensure you won't disappear
Never fade away
Always stay in my life
Our hopes and expectations
What we want and desire
Black holes and revelations
Disasters and curiosities
Our hopes and expectations
What we want and desire
Black holes and revelations
Disasters and curiosities
Hold you in my arms
I long to hold you
I just wanted to hold
All I want is to embrace you
You in my arms
I wish to hold you close
Contributed by Anna D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
TheUmystifyme18
This was my fav from Josiah on the show
Candace Lanier
How did he not get famous? 😭😭😭
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good👍👍👍