A Sky Full Of Stars – English Lyrics

• By: Coldplay
• Album: Ghost Stories

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Coldplay's “A Sky Full Of Stars” is a perfect starting point. The lyrics are heartfelt and use beautiful, accessible metaphors comparing a loved one to the beauty of the cosmos. The repetitive and anthemic chorus makes it easy to sing along and remember key phrases. This song is special because it transformed a period of personal darkness for the band into a universal message of hope and joy, showing how music can uplift and unite people.

[English]

Cause you’re a sky cause you’re a sky full of stars

I’m gonna give you my heart

Cause you’re a sky cause you’re a sky full of stars

Cause you light up the path

And I don’t care go on and tear me apart

And I don’t care if you do

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Cause in a sky cause in a sky full of stars

I think I saw you

Cause you’re a sky cause you’re a sky full of stars

I want to die in your arms

Cause you get lighter the more it gets dark

I’m gonna give you my heart

And I don’t care go on and tear me apart

And I don’t care if you do

Cause in a sky cause in a sky full of stars

I think I see you

I think I see you

Cause you’re a sky you’re a sky full of stars

Such a heavenly view

You’re such a heavenly view

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse of air over the Earth
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a celestial body that shines in the night sky
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body
light /laɪt/ A2	verb - to make something bright or illuminate noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to present or hand over something
care /kɛr/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
heavenly /ˈhɛvənli/ B2	adjective - of or like heaven; divine
path /pæθ/ B1	noun - a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading
tear /tɛr/ B2	verb - to pull apart or destroy by force
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - away from each other; at a distance
gonna /ˈɡɒnə/ A2	verb - informal contraction of 'going to'

Key Grammar Structures

• Cause you’re a sky cause you’re a sky full of stars

  ➔ Contraction: "you're" (you are). Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The line uses the contraction "you're" which is a shortened form of "you are". The repetition of "cause you're a sky" is used for emphasis, highlighting the importance and impact of the person being addressed.

• I’m gonna give you my heart

  ➔ Informal future tense: "gonna" (going to). Possessive pronoun "my".

  ➔ "gonna" is a common informal contraction of "going to", used to express future intention. "My" indicates possession - it's the singer's heart being given.

• And I don’t care go on and tear me apart

  ➔ Negative contraction: "don't" (do not). Imperative mood: "go on". Phrasal verb: "tear apart".

  ➔ "Don't care" indicates a lack of concern. "Go on" is used as an encouragement or permission. "Tear apart" is a phrasal verb meaning to destroy or deeply hurt emotionally.

• Cause you get lighter the more it gets dark

  ➔ Comparative adjectives: "lighter", "dark". Correlative conjunction: "the...the".

  ➔ This line uses the structure "The + comparative adjective + the more + clause". It shows a proportional relationship - as darkness increases, the person's positive qualities increase.

• Such a heavenly view

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence structure using "such". Adjective: "heavenly".

  ➔ The use of "such" emphasizes the degree of the quality being described, in this case, the beautifulness of the "view". "Heavenly" describes the view as being divine or extremely beautiful.