The song reflects on distance and love, inspired by Ed Sheerans own experiences of being away from home and the people he loves while on tour. The track has become particularly popular due to its emotive lyricism and the personal connections listeners are able to make with its content.
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It's just another night, and I'm staring at the Moon,
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I saw a shooting star and thought of you.
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I sang a lullaby by the waterside and knew,
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If you were here I'd sing to you.
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You're on the other side as the skyline splits in two,
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Miles away from seeing you.
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But I can see the stars from Amer - i - ca
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I wonder do you see them too.
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So open your eyes and see,
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The way our horizons meet.
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And all of the lights will lead,
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Into the night with me.
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And I know these scars will bleed,
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But both of our hearts believe,
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All of these stars will guide us home.
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I can hear your heart on the ra - di - o beats,
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They're playing 'Chasing Cars' and I thought of us.
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Back to the time you were lying next to me,
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I looked across and fell in love.
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So I took your hand back through lamp lit streets I knew,