Rewrite The Stars – English Lyrics

• By: Zac Efron, Zendaya
• Album: The Greatest Showman

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You know I want you

It's not a secret I try to hide

I know you want me

So don't keep saying our hands are tied

You claim it's not in the cards

And fate is pulling you miles away

And out of reach from me

But you're here in my heart

So who can stop me if I decide that you're my destiny?

What if we rewrite the stars?

Say you were made to be mine

Nothing could keep us apart

You'd be the one I was meant to find

It's up to you, and it's up to me

No one can say what we get to be

So why don't we rewrite the stars?

Maybe the world could be ours

tonight

You think it's easy

You think I don't want to run to you

But there are mountains

And there are doors that we can't walk through

I know you're wondering why

Because we're able to be just you and me

within these walls

But when we go outside

You're gonna wake up and see that it was hopeless after all

No one can rewrite the stars

How can you say you'll be mine?

Everything keeps us apart

And I'm not the one you were meant to find

It's not up to you, it's not up to me

When everyone tells us what we can be

How can we rewrite the stars?

Say that the world can be ours

tonight

All I want is to fly with you

All I want is to fall with you

So just give me all of you

It feels impossible

It's not impossible

It feels impossible

Is it impossible?

Say that it's possible

How do we rewrite the stars?

Say you were made to be mine?

Nothing can keep us apart

Cause you are the one I was meant to find

It's up to you, and it's up to me

No one can say what we get to be

So why don't we rewrite the stars?

Changing the world to be ours

You know I want you

It's not a secret I try to hide

But I can't have you

We're bound to break and my hands are tied

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of something
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to speak words
stars /stɑːrz/ A2	noun - bright celestial objects
rewrite /riːˈraɪt/ B2	verb - to write something again in a different way
destiny /ˈdɛstəni/ B2	noun - the future that is meant to happen
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood noun - the center of emotions or affections
fate /feɪt/ B1	noun - something that is destined to happen
mountains /ˈmaʊntənz/ A1	noun - large natural elevations of the Earth's surface
doors /dɔːrz/ A1	noun - movable barriers for entering or leaving a place
impossible /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/ A2	adjective - unable to be done or achieved
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air with wings verb - to travel by aircraft
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop or descend freely
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adjective - separated by distance or space
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to conceal something
tied /taɪd/ A2	adjective - bound or fastened with a rope or similar
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ A2	verb - to feel curiosity or doubt
wake /weɪk/ A1	verb - to become conscious after sleeping
give /gɪv/ A1	verb - to offer or provide something

Key Grammar Structures

• You know I want you

  ➔ Present Simple for Facts/States

  ➔ The verb 'want' is in the Present Simple to express a current state of desire.

• What if we rewrite the stars?

  ➔ Present Subjunctive in a 'What if' clause

  ➔ The verb 'rewrite' is in the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical situation.

• You'd be the one I was meant to find

  ➔ Past Modal 'was meant to' for past necessity

  ➔ 'Was meant to' indicates a past necessity or destiny.

• It's up to you, and it's up to me

  ➔ Present Simple with 'be up to' for responsibility

  ➔ 'Be up to' is used to express that the decision or responsibility lies with someone.

• No one can say what we get to be

  ➔ Present Simple with 'can' for ability/possibility

  ➔ 'Can' is used to express ability or possibility in the present.

• But there are mountains

  ➔ Present Simple for general truths

  ➔ The Present Simple is used here to state a general truth or obstacle.

• How can we rewrite the stars?

  ➔ Present Modal 'can' in a question for possibility

  ➔ 'Can' is used in a question to ask about the possibility of an action.

• Say that it's possible

  ➔ Imperative mood for a direct request

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to make a direct request or command.