How Writing ‘In the Stars’ Helped Benson Boone Grapple With Loss
Benson Boone has released his third-ever single, "In the Stars," but it's already clear he's a huge star himself—and the only way to go from here is up.
The American Idol alum made a big splash with his stunning debut, "Ghost Town," before releasing the gorgeous "ROOM FOR 2," but "In the Stars" has to be his most touching song to date. It's an ode to the people we've loved and lost, and a vow to keep their memories in our hearts forever. When it was released last week, it was already a viral TikTok sound—and it's only blown up even further since then. When we heard it, we knew we had to learn more about the song from Benson himself, and here's what he revealed to us about its lyrics and how it came to be.
The Story Behind 'In the Stars'
Benson Boone: I wrote "In The Stars" about my great-grandmother. I was very close with her and it was hard to deal with her loss for a long time. Writing this song helped me come to terms with her being gone, and changed my mindset completely in a positive direction.
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What 'In the Stars' Means
BB: I hope when people listen to this song they can relate to someone that they have lost, and know that when you lose someone a part of them always stays behind with you.
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Benson's Favorite Lyric
BB: My favorite lyric from the song is, "Digging through my old birthday letters, a crumpled 20 still in the box," because my grandma always wrote the cutest letters and left a 20 in each one. I still have one of those 20s that I will keep for the rest of my life.
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The Lyrics
Sunday mornings were your favorite
I used to meet you down on Woods Creek Road
You did your hair up like you were famous
Even though it's only church where we were goin'
Now, Sunday mornings, I just sleep in
It's like I buried my faith with you
I'm screamin' at a God I don't know if I believe in
'Cause I don't know what else I can do
I'm still holdin' on to everything that's dead and gone
I don't wanna say goodbye 'cause this one means forever
Now you're in the stars and six feet's never felt so far
Here I am, alone between the heavens and the embers
Oh, it hurts so hard
For a million different reasons
You took the best of my heart
And left the rest in pieces
Diggin' through your old birthday letters
A crumpled 20 still in the box
I don't think that I could ever find a way to spend it
Even if it's the last 20 that I've got, oh
I'm still holdin' on to everything that's dead and gone
I don't wanna say goodbye 'cause this one means forever
Now you're in the stars and six feet's never felt so far
Here I am, alone between the heavens and the embers
Oh, it hurts so hard
For a million different reasons
You took the best of my heart
And left the rest in pieces
I'm still holdin' on
Holdin' on, holdin' on
I'm still holdin' on
Holdin' on, holdin' on
I'm still holdin' on
Holdin' on
I'm still holdin' on
I'm still, ooh
Still holdin' on
I'm still holdin' on to everything that's dead and gone
I don't wanna say goodbye 'cause this one means forever
Now you're in the stars and six feet's never felt so far
Here I am, alone between the heavens and the embers
Oh, it hurts so hard
For a million different reasons
You took the best of my heart
Left the rest in pieces
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