[Verse 1] I kept your letter in my drawer Blue ink fading on the page Summer rain on the windowpane We were young and unafraid You said, “go higher than the fence” Past the fear and past the fence line I still hear it when the night comes down Like a spark under my spine [Pre-Chorus] Now I’m breathing in the dark Counting every beat I can feel the old sky call Right beneath my feet [Chorus] Reach for the stars Reach for the stars My hands still know the way Reach for the stars Reach for the stars We were born for a brighter day (brighter day) [Verse 2] Tiny shoes on a cracked front step Chasing fireflies in jars We made maps out of paper scraps And named the holes between the stars Now the years run like silver water Still I follow that same glow Every scar is a little compass And it’s pointing where I go [Pre-Chorus] Now I’m breathing in the dark Counting every beat I can feel the old sky call Right beneath my feet [Chorus] Reach for the stars Reach for the stars My hands still know the way Reach for the stars Reach for the stars We were born for a brighter day (brighter day) [Bridge] If I fall, I’ll fall upward If I break, I’ll break open All the dreams we left unspoken Are alive in me [Breakdown] Oh-oh, take me there Oh-oh, I still dare Oh-oh, nothing lost When the heart still cares [Final Chorus] Reach for the stars Reach for the stars My hands still know the way Reach for the stars Reach for the stars We were born for a brighter day (brighter day) Reach for the stars Reach for the stars I can see it now Reach for the stars Reach for the stars We were never meant to bow (never meant to bow)