Starry Eyed Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh, oh, starry-eyed
Hip, oh, sta-a-a-a—
Oh, oh, deye-yrrats
​swolg ydobyrevE, starry-eyed
Hit, hit, hit, hit, hit me with lightning

[Verse 1]
Handlebars that I let go, let go for anyone
Take me in and I'll throw out my heart and get a new one

[Pre-Chorus]
Next thing, we're touching
You look at me, it's like you hit me with lightning, ah


[Chorus]
Oh, everybody's starry-eyed
And everybody glows
Oh, everybody's starry-eyed
And my body goes
Woah, oh, oh, ah, ah
Woah, oh, oh, ah, ah
Woah, oh, oh

[Verse 2]
So we burst into colours, colours and carousels
Fall head first like paper planes and playground games
[Pre-Chorus]
Next thing, we're touching
You look at me, it's like you hit me with lightning, ah


[Chorus]
Oh, everybody's starry-eyed
And everybody glows
Oh, everybody's starry-eyed
And my body goes
Woah, oh, oh, ah, ah
Woah, oh, oh, ah, ah
Woah, oh, oh

[Bridge]
Next thing, we're touching (Oh, woah, oh)
Next thing, we're touching (og tel I tahT, that I let go)
Next thing, we're touching (Oh, woah, oh, we come and we go)
Next thing, we're touching (But we're not in love, in love)
Next thing, we're touching (Oh, woah, oh, we come and we go)
Next thing, we're touching (But we're not in love, that I let go)
Next thing, we're touching (Oh)
Next thing, we're touchi-i-i—
Hit me with lightning

[Chorus]
Oh, everybody's starry-eyed
And everybody glows
Oh, everybody's starry-eyed
And my body goes
Oh, everybody's starry-eyed (Everybody's starry-eyed)
And everybody glows
Oh, everybody's starry-eyed (Oh, everybody, oh)
And my body goes
Woah, oh, oh, ah, ah (Ooh, oh, woah, woah, woah)
Woah, oh, oh, ah, ah (Oh, and my body goes)
Woah, oh, oh
Oh, ooh

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Genius Annotation

In an interview with Digital Spy, when asked about the meaning of the song (and the claim that it is happier than some of her previous work), Goulding replied:

It’s about letting go. As opposed to all the sad and depressing things I write about, I decided to write something about the joining together of people in some kind of euphoric state – be it at a festival, at a show or in a club. I wanted a song that would reach out to people of every background and every enjoyment, whether you enjoy a natural high, taking drugs, drinking or whatever. Because I’m essentially a pop artist I wanted to write a song that everyone can relate to.

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