Sergeant Star Shine

There was a boy I called Star Shine,

With midnight in his eyes,

A silver soldier of the heavens,

A guardian of the skies.

He wore the moonlight on his shoulders,

Kept his constellations safe,

Hid a thousand dying wishes

Behind his handsome face.

Until he crossed my midnight kisses

Like a comet made of snow.

Oh, Sergeant Star Shine,

How can you command the heavens

Yet be frightened to be known?

You've got galaxies beneath your skin,

And a universe of scars.

You could light a million lifetimes,

But won't let me near your stars.

I held your moonlight in my palms,

Laid your armor on the ground,

Loved the boy beneath the uniform,

Not the legend or the crown.

But every time I reached to hold you,

You drifted where the cold stars flew.

The bravest boy beneath the heavens

Feared the love I offered you.

Oh, Sergeant Star Shine,

How can you command the heavens

Yet be frightened to be known?

You've got galaxies beneath your skin,

And a universe of scars.

You could light a million lifetimes,

But won't let me near your stars.

You let me glimpse your broken pieces,

Then pretended they weren't there.

You let your starlight fall upon me,

Then left me where the shadows lie.

I would've loved you through the winter,

Held you gently through the rain,

But I cannot heal a soldier

Who mistakes love for pain.

Oh, Sergeant Star Shine,

You could've laid your medals down

And let somebody call you home.

You had galaxies beneath your skin,

Yet you faced the world alone.

I would've loved you for forever,

But I cannot make you mine.

You could've had the whole sky,

My beautiful Star Shine.

Woah-oh-oh

I'll leave you with the moonlight,

May the stars be kind to you,

May you learn that being loved

Is not a war you have to lose.

Oh, Sergeant Star Shine...

You could've had the whole sky