stars are supposed to make people think about existence
about space
about time
about who we are
and why we are
and why we’re here
and where we go when it’s over

stars are supposed to make people think about stuff like that
you know
because a lot of people consistently forget what they’re here for
(heck
most people don’t even know what they’re here for at the start of it all)

me
i don’t need a reminder to think
i’ve got all the thought bases covered
covered well and good that's for sure

i need a reminder to take a rest
that’s what you are to me
and i guess that's what i've made of the stars

you’re both something that should be one thing
but end up being exactly the other
not the thing I’m told I should need
but what I actually need
something that’s real
something far away
distant
hard to understand
but there nonetheless
always there
you’re always there

and it’s not that you’ve always been “there”
not “there for me” no
no that’s not who you are
and not who i need you to be
maybe you’re meant to be that for others
(i guess i wouldn’t know)
but never to me

because you’re not here for me
you’re just here
you just come as you are

you hate being fake
so you live your life honestly
and i love you for that

i love you for that