(Verse 1) They say some lights we see tonight Burned out a thousand years ago Gone before we ever looked up Still painting silver through the cold Somewhere in the endless dark Their fire folded into dust But what they gave keeps traveling on Long after they returned to rust (Pre-Chorus) So who told me fading means The end of what I’m meant to be? Who decided dimmer means There’s nothing left of me? (Chorus) We’re dead stars Still lighting up somebody’s sky Still breaking through the black of night Long after all our flames run dry We’re dead stars And maybe we don’t burn the same But there is beauty in what remains A borrowed glow, a quiet spark Even gone, we leave our mark Like dead stars (Verse 2) The hands that built, the voice that taught The strength that carried all those years May tremble now, may move more slow May trade their power in for tears But every kindness ever given Every truth we chose to show Keeps moving through another life In ways we’ll never fully know (Pre-Chorus) Does worth depend on what we do Or what survives when we are through? Could the smallest light still reach A place we’ll never see? (Chorus) We’re dead stars Still lighting up somebody’s sky Still breaking through the black of night Long after all our flames run dry We’re dead stars And maybe we don’t burn the same But there is beauty in what remains A borrowed glow, a quiet spark Even gone, we leave our mark Like dead stars (Bridge) What if slowing down Is not the same as disappearing? What if silence still can sing? What if presence changes shape But never loses meaning? The heavens keep their ancient light To prove not all impact is seen in real time (Final Chorus) We’re dead stars Still reaching farther than we know Still sending light where we can’t go Still warming hearts we’ll never hold We’re dead stars And though our brightest days may fade There’s still beauty in the trace Of every beam we ever gave The dark remembers what we made We still shine We still shine Like dead stars
