[Intro]
Will you play with me again
Like we used to do before?
[Verse 1]
My feet skip on stars when
I reach your soul through the void
Your hands reach for mine
As we breathe the same moment
[Chorus]
Will you play with me again
Like we used to do before?
[Verse 2]
Jupiter brushes your elbow
As we run among the planets
You dropped your ball on Mars
I'm helpless with laughter
[Chorus]
Will you play with me again
Like we used to do before?
[Verse 3]
As moonlight fans our faces
Saturn joins us and laughs
To go back where we came from
I need only see your eyes
[Outro]
My feet skip on stars
I need only see your eyes
Ooooooo.... Skipping on Stars ......
[Verse 1]
You reign within your castle walls
Built of diamonds - and
compromise
How much of who you are is left when -
Your half-truths veil your eyes?
[Refrain]
You cannot walk alone
When diamond rivets hold your heart
You gave him keys to everything
When you traded your freedom
to belong
[Verse 2]
Do you cry yourself to sleep each night
When you know you played your part?
Or have you stitched your soul with diamonds
Made yourself a metal heart?
[Verse 3]
I’ve paid the price with cold nights
No one there to keep me warm
Or ease my load — my pain
And meet me in the dark.
[Refrain]
You cannot walk alone
When diamond rivets hold your heart
You gave him keys to everything
When you traded your freedom
to belong
[Verse 4]
I was never made for castles
Or lovers who need to hold
A heart and soul as prizes –
My heart is still my own
[spoken]
I wasn’t born for diamonds
— or compromise
[Whispered]
I just wasn’t born for castles ...
[Intro]
Will you play with me again
Like we used to do before?
[Verse 1]
My feet skip on stars when
I reach your soul through the void
Your hands reach for mine
As we breathe the same moment
[Chorus]
Will you play with me again
Like we used to do before?
[Verse 2]
Jupiter brushes your elbow
As we run among the planets
You dropped your ball on Mars
I'm helpless with laughter
[Chorus]
Will you play with me again
Like we used to do before?
[Verse 3]
As moonlight fans our faces
Saturn joins us and laughs
To go back where we came from
I need only see your eyes
[Outro]
My feet skip on stars
I need only see your eyes
Ooooooo.... Skipping on Stars ......
[Verse 1]
You reign within your castle walls
Built of diamonds - and
compromise
How much of who you are is left when -
Your half-truths veil your eyes?
[Refrain]
You cannot walk alone
When diamond rivets hold your heart
You gave him keys to everything
When you traded your freedom
to belong
[Verse 2]
Do you cry yourself to sleep each night
When you know you played your part?
Or have you stitched your soul with diamonds
Made yourself a metal heart?
[Verse 3]
I’ve paid the price with cold nights
No one there to keep me warm
Or ease my load — my pain
And meet me in the dark.
[Refrain]
You cannot walk alone
When diamond rivets hold your heart
You gave him keys to everything
When you traded your freedom
to belong
[Verse 4]
I was never made for castles
Or lovers who need to hold
A heart and soul as prizes –
My heart is still my own
[spoken]
I wasn’t born for diamonds
— or compromise
[Whispered]
I just wasn’t born for castles ...
[Intro]
Will you play with me again
Like we used to do before?
[Verse 1]
My feet skip on stars when
I reach your soul through the void
Your hands reach for mine
As we breathe the same moment
[Chorus]
Will you play with me again
Like we used to do before?
[Verse 2]
Jupiter brushes your elbow
As we run among the planets
You dropped your ball on Mars
I'm helpless with laughter
[Chorus]
Will you play with me again
Like we used to do before?
[Verse 3]
As moonlight fans our faces
Saturn joins us and laughs
To go back where we came from
I need only see your eyes
[Outro]
My feet skip on stars
I need only see your eyes
Ooooooo.... Skipping on Stars ......
[Verse 1]
You reign within your castle walls
Built of diamonds - and
compromise
How much of who you are is left when -
Your half-truths veil your eyes?
[Refrain]
You cannot walk alone
When diamond rivets hold your heart
You gave him keys to everything
When you traded your freedom
to belong
[Verse 2]
Do you cry yourself to sleep each night
When you know you played your part?
Or have you stitched your soul with diamonds
Made yourself a metal heart?
[Verse 3]
I’ve paid the price with cold nights
No one there to keep me warm
Or ease my load — my pain
And meet me in the dark.
[Refrain]
You cannot walk alone
When diamond rivets hold your heart
You gave him keys to everything
When you traded your freedom
to belong
[Verse 4]
I was never made for castles
Or lovers who need to hold
A heart and soul as prizes –
My heart is still my own
[spoken]
I wasn’t born for diamonds
— or compromise
[Whispered]
I just wasn’t born for castles ...
Nell Arden is an Australian lyricist drawn to writing across indie folk, indie blues and soft rock. Her lyrics explore identity, longing, and the messy contradictions of being human. She favours imagery, honesty and lyrics that leave room for the music to
eathe. Nell is interested in connecting with musicians and composers who hear something in her words and want to take them somewhere she couldn't take them alone.
Nell Arden's background is creative writing across multiple genres and self empowerment facilitation. She is drawn to the art of storytelling and uses story as the spine for her lyric writing.
