Tuesday afternoon, it hits me midday

No dramatic dawn, no fairy tale pretend

Flying creatures swarm but never touch the ground

I've memorized this world where myths aren't allowed

Going through the day, no time no stars for us

Just unsentimental sleet and skies above

And they told me not to feel

Not to bleed, not to reveal

(No heart, no heart, no heart in this story)

No stars in my sky tonight

No beautiful lies, just the cold dark night

Everyone's alive but barely breathing aright

No stars, no stars, I'm fine with it

No stars, no stars, I'm fine

(I'm fine, I'm fine, I swear I'm fine with it)

No shattered glass, no metaphoric pain

Just tiny things cutting through the rain

I'm alive and that's enough to get me by

No need for pomegranates painting crimson skies

No monarchs, moths or childhood memories

Just the witching hour, midday for me

And they told me not to feel

Not to bleed, not to reveal

(No heart, there's no heart in this story)

No stars in my sky tonight

No beautiful lies, just the cold dark night

Everyone's alive but barely breathing aright

No stars, no stars, I'm fine with it

No stars, no stars, I'm fine

(I'm fine, I'm fine, I swear I'm fine with it)

But what if I told you I walked last night

Breathing deep for the first time

In a year, truly glad to be alive

What if I confessed I almost cried

In the street beneath them all

The stars I'm not supposed to see

(and I swear that they do shine)

No stars in my sky tonight

No beautiful lies, just the cold dark night

Everyone's alive but barely breathing aright

No stars, no stars, I'm fine with it

No stars, no stars, I'm fine

(I'm fine, I'm fine, I swear I'm fine with it)

There will be no stars—the story's had enough

But between you and me, I've had enough of us