"Lost Stars" lyrics

"Lost Stars"
(performed by Adam Levine)

Please don't see
Just a boy caught up in dreams and fantasies
Please see me
Reaching out for someone I can't see

Take my hand, let's see where we wake up tomorrow
Best laid plans sometimes are just a one night stand
I'll be damned, Cupid's demanding back his arrow
So let's get drunk on our tears

And God, tell us the reason youth is wasted on the young
It's hunting season and the lambs are on the run
Searching for meaning
But are we all lost stars trying to light up the dark?

Who are we?
Just a speck of dust within the galaxy?
Woe is me
If we're not careful turns into reality

But don't you dare let our best memories bring you sorrow
Yesterday I saw a lion kiss a deer
Turn the page, maybe we'll find a brand new ending
Where we're dancing in our tears

And God, tell us the reason youth is wasted on the young
It's hunting season and the lambs are on the run
Searching for meaning
But are we all lost stars trying to light up the dark?

And I thought I saw you out there crying
And I thought I heard you call my name
And I thought I heard you out there crying
Just the same

And God, give us the reason youth is wasted on the young
It's hunting season and this lamb is on the run
Searching for meaning
But are we all lost stars trying to light ... light up the dark?

And I thought I saw you out there crying
And I thought I heard you call my name
And I thought I heard you out there crying
But are we all lost stars trying to light up the dark?
Are we all lost stars trying to light up the dark?


Thanks to Judith for adding these lyrics.
Thanks to Anubhav Chawla, Leonardo Capucho, Alex, Jeanne Aguilar, Jocelyn for correcting these lyrics.
Gregg Alexander (New Radicals), one of the co-authors of this song, explained its meaning to Billboard magazine, saying, "The goal was for each lyric and sentiment to be a story and a thought unto itself, but also to the greater mystery of life, which is that we are all just coming and going in this life. We are just a lost star. We are a spark on the horizon."
"Lost Stars" is performed by the character of Adam Levin in the film "Begin Again" (2013). He is a musician, and his girlfriend, Keira Knightley's character, wrote the song for him as a gift and also sang it in the film.
This track was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2015 Critics Choice Award and at the 2015 Academy Awards, but lost both times to "Glory" by John Legend and Common from the film "Selma" (2015).
When Stevie McCrorie won the fourth series of The Voice UK, he released a cover version of "Lost Stars" as his winner's single in April 2015.
Adam Levine performed the song with his band Maroon 5 for the Red Pill Blues Tour (2018).
album: "V" (2014)
Maroon 5 - V album cover
Shoot Love
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Sex And Candy
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Lost Stars
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
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