[Verse 1] Every atom in the hand I'm swinging now Was forged inside a furnace that the sky does not allow Anymore — those suns are gone, they spent themselves to make The iron in my blood, the very ground beneath my ache [Chorus] I run on the heat of other suns Dead stars underwriting every stride I've won The universe spent trillions of years and suns on me — The least that I can do is run it gratefully The least that I can do is finish strong [Verse 2] Supernova alchemy, a debt I can't repay Except by spending it — the only tribute either way Calcium and carbon on a coast road before nine Six billion years of stellar death, and all of it is mine to move with [Chorus] I run on the heat of other suns Dead stars underwriting every stride I've won [Verse 3] And when I'm done with borrowing, these atoms will move on To other lungs, to other roads, to runners not yet born The iron doesn't retire — it just changes its address So run it hard and hand it back in better shape, or less — your call, your kilometre [Bridge - chanted, handclaps] Starstuff! In motion! Starstuff! On loan! Burn it like the suns did — All out, all gone, all home!
