Flashing lights and magazine covers
Airbrushed dreams for wannabe lovers
We chase the glitter, ignore the gloom
While real life withers in the other room
They sell us perfection we'll never achieve
A scripted reality we're meant to believe
But behind the curtain, the truth's untold
A broken spirit's worth its weight in gold

Stargazer's Syndrome
(Looking up but falling down)
Stargazer's Syndrome
(Chasing stars, we lose our ground)
Stargazer's Syndrome
(Blinded by the camera's flash)
Stargazer's Syndrome
(Trading souls for cold hard cash)

We buy their products to fill the void
Our wallets empty, our minds destroyed
Critical thinking's lost in the haze
Of tabloid drama and Twitter craze
Privacy's shattered for our amusement
Real issues buried beneath the movement
We're all so desperate to taste the fame
But in the end, we're all the same

Stargazer's Syndrome
(Looking up but falling down)
Stargazer's Syndrome
(Chasing stars, we lose our ground)
Stargazer's Syndrome
(Blinded by the camera's flash)
Stargazer's Syndrome
(Trading souls for cold hard cash)

Step back from the screen, open your eyes
See through the glamour, cut through the lies
Real heroes don't need a Hollywood sign
True beauty's found in a life lived fine
Break free from the cult, find your own way
There's more to life than the role they play

Stargazer's Syndrome
(Looking up but falling down)
Stargazer's Syndrome
(Chasing stars, we lose our ground)
Stargazer's Syndrome
(Blinded by the camera's flash)
Stargazer's Syndrome
(Trading souls for cold hard cash)

Stargazer, stargazer, look around
The real stars are here on the ground
In the mirror, in your neighbor's smile
That's where the true magic's been all the while
(Stargazer's Syndrome)
The cure is in your hands
(Stargazer's Syndrome)
Time to make your own plans