We Skeem - Chase the Stars Lyrics

All I ever really wanted as a kid was to be an astronaut so I could touch the stars
But mom said I wasn't good enough at school so the weight of the world wasn't gonna let me get too far
I wanted to be weightless
They'd never put me on the waitlist
My eyes are heavy man I hate this
Building levees so they don't mist
Figured since they wouldn't let me go to space
Then I'd build my own space that would lighten my face
So I built a MySpace and I grew it with haste
If I can't touch the stars then I'lljust take their place
Then I got older all the goals are always changing
Verified checks and priorities are rearranging
Didn't know I'd see so many astronauts like me
Always grounded in the themes of being nameless wannabes
But all I wanna be
Is away from gravity
Flying up high putting smiles on faces
Of friends and family
But I'm weighed down by the numbing choices
Struggle to drown out the doubting voices
Think I have found out the loudest noises
Are the silent thoughts that have kept me voiceless

Here we are
With dreams of being famous
Chase the stars
Until those dreams betray us

Didn't want to be the one who
Lost it for the dreams I want to
Give my all until they come true
But they never seem to come true
Every time I hit a milestone
I feel less and think I'm unknown
Waiting for the day I lift off
But I fear that first I'll drift off
Everybody knows me nobody knows me
Everybody shows me nobody chose me
Everybody's watching nobody can see
Everybody's talking nobody's listening

Here we are
With dreams of being famous
Chase the stars
Until those dreams betray us
Here we are
With dreams of being famous
Chase the stars
Until those dreams betray us