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Star That Stays

moco

If I breathe, will the morning break?

Your name still glows where my heart aches

The station clock keeps moving on

I stay behind in yesterday

The shadow of your waving hand

Still warms the coat I put away

The nights I smiled so I would not cry

Made every street feel twice as long

I closed the screen and held my tongue

But all the unsaid words stayed on

If distance is supposed to end

The shape of everything we knew

Why does the sky keep far-off stars

Inside one night, in one same blue

I will not run after you

I will learn to stand right here

Even when tomorrow blurs

Through the salt of every tear

What we loved was never false

It still shines from far away

In the quiet of my heart

You are the star that stays

People tell me time will choose

What I should keep and what should fade

But if I hold the ache with care

It turns into a little flame

Even when the spring wind turns

Even when your smile feels far

I will not blame the dreams we had

I will carry who we are

On the nights I stop searching

I can hear my own voice rise

Even if the wish is small

It is enough to stay alive

From the place where we let go

I can take another day

Underneath the same wide sky

There is a light that stays

Ah

Ah

Goodbye is not a locked door

It was never built to cage me

With my heart left open

I come back to who I am

I will not run after you

I will learn to shine right here

When the morning breaks apart

All the dark I used to fear

What we loved becomes my wings

Not a chain around the days

Still singing in my heart

You are the star that stays

If I breathe, the morning stays

Now my own name softly lights the day

  • Lyricist

    moco

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    moco

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  • Graphic Design

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  • Vocals

    moco

  • Background Vocals

    moco

  • Songwriter

    moco

  • Programming

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    Star That Stays

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Star That Stays is a J-Pop power ballad single about carrying a tender memory without losing the will to move forward. Piano, strings, duet vocals, and layered harmonies build toward a gentle key-lift finale with a reflective afterglow.

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