In The Stars

In The Stars

Benson Boone

The song “In The Stars” by Benson Boone is a heartbreaking and emotional ballad about heartache, loss, and the struggle to move on from the past. The lyrics revolve around a relationship that has ended, leaving the narrator lost and alone.

The song begins with a nostalgic memory of when the narrator used to meet his partner on Sunday mornings on Woods Creek Road. The memory is sweet and tender, with the partner doing her hair up like she’s famous, even though they were just going to church. But now, those Sunday mornings are gone, and the narrator is unable to move on.

The loss of his partner has left the narrator feeling lost and questioning his faith. He screams at a God he’s unsure if he believes in, as he struggles to deal with the pain and loneliness of his loss. He’s still holding onto everything that’s dead and gone, unable to say goodbye because this relationship meant forever to him.

The chorus of the song is particularly poignant, with the narrator acknowledging that his partner is now in the stars, and six-feet under has never felt so far. He’s left alone between the heavens and the embers, struggling to come to terms with the enormity of the loss he’s experienced.

The second verse reveals that the narrator is unable to let go of the past, digging through old birthday letters and even holding onto a crumpled twenty-dollar bill that his partner had given him. Despite this, he knows deep down that he may never find a way to spend it, and that it’s just a physical reminder of what he’s lost.

The song ends with the narrator repeating the phrase “I’m still holding on,” conveying the idea that he’s unable to move on from his loss and that he’s still holding onto the memories of his partner. The pain of loss and heartache is evident throughout the song, with the narrator struggling to find a way to come to terms with the emptiness of his life without his partner.

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