You Light Me Up , Then You Gone

I walked out of the dark, looked up at the sky A single point of light, cut through the night so high You stepped out in lunar white, into my view Like a spark from the deep ice, burning true You lit up the whole dome, the endless blue But I couldn't reach you, no matter how I tried The orbit spun me round, with nowhere to hide Watching you fade away, bit by bit, piece by piece Like stardust crushed and scattered, never to cease Blown away by the breeze
If I turn into a shooting star tonight Would you look up and catch my final light? That burning, falling trace across the black Is the goodbye I never said, fading back
You light me up, then you're gone Like stardust crashing into stone Leaving just a spark Then swallowed by the endless dark I reach out to catch But only echoes answer back
I have found stars in the sky Jupiter and Venus, burning high One for the light, one for the dark Thousands of stars, thousands of none Like you, like me One's a wildfire, one's a silent sea A whole galaxy between you and I Never truly crossed, never aligned
I should've known from the start A light-year is a bridge too far But I still choose to burn, to break apart Even if I crash right in your orbit Just for this one second To let you see my light Just for this one second Before I fade into the night
You light me up, then you're gone Like stardust crashing into stone Leaving just a spark Then swallowed by the endless dark I reach out to catch But only echoes answer back
From ashes to new, I'm burning the sky up Burning it all, turning to dust Falling through the rings, to the end of time Let the nebula swallow every flame Let the universe forget your name
Maybe one day, in another life We'll be two stars in the same sky If I never see your face again Then good morning, good afternoon, good night And every day that follows this I hope you'll be alright