Buy the Stars
Marina & the Diamonds Lyrics

You bought a star in the sky tonight
You're trying to fill the darkness in your life with something bright and beautiful.

Because your life is dark and it needs some light
You're feeling lost and alone, searching for something hopeful to hold onto.

You named it after me, but I'm not yours to keep
You have an idea of who I am in your mind, but you can't possess me like you can the star you bought.

Because you'll never see, that the stars are free
You can't buy or own something that is meant to be free and boundless, like the stars in the sky.

Oh, we don't own our heavens now
We can't control the universe or the mysteries of the cosmos.

We only own our hell
We have the ability to create our own misery and suffering.

And if you don't know that by now
If you haven't realized this truth yet,

Then you don't know me that well
You can't truly know me or understand my perspective on life.

All my life I've been so lonely
I have felt isolated and disconnected from others for a long time.

All in the name of being holy
My efforts to be perfect and righteous have only further separated me from others.

And still, you'd like to think you know me
You think you have me figured out,

You keep buyin' stars
But you keep searching for answers and a sense of purpose in all the wrong ways.

And you could buy up all of the stars
You could acquire all the possessions and accolades in the world,

But it wouldn't change who you are
But that wouldn't change who you are on the inside or truly fulfill you.

You're still living life in the dark
You're still lost and confused, unable to find a sense of clarity or meaning.

It's just who you are, it's just who you are
Your true nature and identity won't be altered by external factors or possessions.

And in your man-made dark
You've created your own darkness and trouble for yourself.

The light inside you died
You've become so mired in your own issues and fears that you've lost your spark and sense of hope.

Yeah, you know only how to own me
You're attempting to exert control over me and my perceptions and thoughts.

You're buying stars to shut out the light
You're acquiring possessions and accolades to try and fill the void inside, but it's not truly working.

We come alone and alone we die
We enter and exit the world as individuals, with only ourselves as true constants.

And no matter how hard you try
Even if you work tirelessly to change yourself or your circumstances,

I'll always belong in the sky
I'm a part of the universe and can't be captured or confined by mere possessions.

It's who you are, it's who you are
Your true self won't be changed by external factors or possessions.

It's who you are, it's who you are
Your true self remains constant, even if you try to change or hide it.

It's who you are, it's who you are
You are who you are at your core, regardless of external circumstances or possessions.

It's who you are, it's who you are
Your identity is unchanging and cannot be bought or owned by anyone else.