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12 Stars (Original)

Type: Official
Writers: Grace Vanderwaal
Times Performed: 8

Notes

Someone online asked why 12-stars is called 12 stars, what inspired the name? You know what? I was going to call it “sixteen moons”, for no reason. I just liked the way it sounded. I was like “that sounds really cool”, and apparently there is like 50 other songs named that. I can’t name it that. So, I was like, OK, I am gonna name it something “stars”, I am 12 years old, so… I wish It had a deeper meaning, but it doesn’t”

(From Interview with Rolling Stone on Facebook Livestream in December 2016 before her performance at the Beacon Theatre with Cyndi Lauper. See link in the "Reviews etc." box for the Cindy Lauper performance - performance# 67)

At her first public performance of the song, at The Las Vegas concert on October 27, 2016, She had a different explanation: "I was actually inspired to write this song by a movie. And it’s really just about caring for someone so much that even if they don’t care for you, you still love them."



Performances

2016.06.03 At home
2016.06.11 Strawberry Festival (Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church)
2016.07.20 At home  
2016.07.30 Free Concert (Lafayette Theatre)
2016.10.27 AGT Live Concert (The PH Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino) AGT incl. Planet Hollywood The only available video is part of a reaction video - not ideal, so any alternative sources are welcome.
2016.10.28 AGT Live Concert (The PH Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino) AGT incl. Planet Hollywood
2016.10.29 AGT Live Concert (The PH Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino) AGT incl. Planet Hollywood
2016.10.30 AGT Live Concert (The PH Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino) AGT incl. Planet Hollywood

Reviews, Reactions etc.

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Releases

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Lyrics

They drifted away
but she wants to stay
even though she knows his feelings will never change
She waits and she waits, just to hear her name
and those three words that mean everything

But deep down she’s aware that
that’s something she’ll never hear
and deep down she’s aware that that’s something that’ll never reach her ears

So go ahead and kill me
as long as he is safe
and go ahead and shoot me as long as I can see his face
when I’m gone.

She sees his face, every day
and maybe one day he’ll say that I’ve always felt “that” way
But deep down she’s aware that, that’s something she would never hear
and deep down she’s aware that that’s something that’ll never reach her ears

So and go ahead and kill me, as long as he is safe
Go ahead and shoot me, as long as I can see his face
when I’m gone.
When I’m gone.
When I’m gone.

Transcription provided by the VanderVault (www.VanderVault.org)
For non-commercial use only.

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