Stars
Celestial Desires: A Love Unveiled in Simply Red's 'Stars'
Lyrics
Anyone who ever held you
Expresses a person's experience of holding someone in the past.
Would tell you the way I'm feeling
Asserts that those who held the person would convey the current emotions.
Anyone who ever wanted you
Implies that anyone desiring the person would attempt to articulate inner feelings.
Would try to tell you what I feel inside
Indicates a desire to convey internal emotions to the person being addressed.
The only thing I ever wanted
States the singular desire for genuine feelings, not pretense.
Was the feeling that you ain't faking
Expresses the longing for assurance that the person's feelings are sincere.
The only one you ever thought about
Refers to the exclusive focus on the addressed person in thoughts.
Wait a minute, can't you see that I
Interrupts the narrative, urging the person to recognize the speaker's emotions.
Wanna fall from the stars
Expresses a desire to descend metaphorically from the stars into the person's embrace.
Straight into your arms, I
Continues the desire to be close, emphasizing falling into the person's arms.
I feel you, I hope you comprehend
States the speaker's feelings and expresses hope for understanding.
For the man who tried to hurt you
Refers to a person who attempted to harm the addressed individual.
He's explaining the way I'm feeling
Explains that the speaker's emotions mirror the intentions of the mentioned person.
For all the jealousy I caused you
Addresses jealousy caused by the speaker and the intention to conceal it.
States the reason why I'm trying to hide
Offers a reason for hiding emotions, linked to the jealousy mentioned.
As for all the things you taught me
Acknowledges learning from the addressed person and its impact on the future.
It sends my future into clearer dimensions
Suggests that the teachings have provided clarity about the speaker's future.
You'll never know how much you hurt me
Expresses the unspoken pain caused by the addressed person.
Stay a minute, can't you see that I
Resumes the plea for the person to stay and understand the speaker.
Wanna fall from the stars
Reiterates the desire to metaphorically fall from the stars into the person's arms.
Straight into your arms, I
Restates the wish to be in the person's arms, emphasizing closeness.
I feel you, I hope you comprehend
Reiterates the speaker's feelings and hope for comprehension.
Too many hearts are broken
Comments on the prevalence of heartbreak and unfulfilled promises in love.
A lover's promise never came with a maybe
Highlights the certainty of lovers' promises and the absence of uncertainty.
So many words are left unspoken
Addresses unspoken words and the turmoil caused by silent voices.
The silent voices are driving me crazy
Expresses the distress caused by unexpressed feelings.
After all the pain you caused me
Reflects on the pain caused by the addressed person and questions their intentions.
Making up could never be your intention
States that reconciliation may not be the intention behind the pain caused.
You'll never know how much you hurt me
Reiterates the unspoken pain and its magnitude.
Stay, can't you see that I
Repeats the plea for the person to stay and understand the speaker's emotions.
Wanna fall from the stars
Recalls the desire to fall from the stars into the person's arms.
Straight into your arms, I
Reiterates the wish for closeness and falling into the person's arms.
I feel you, I hope you comprehend, I
Repeats the speaker's feelings and hope for understanding.
Wanna fall from the stars
Restates the metaphorical desire to fall from the stars into the person's embrace.
Straight into your arms, I
Emphasizes the wish for proximity and falling into the person's arms.
I feel you, I hope you comprehend
Reiterates the speaker's feelings and hope for comprehension.
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