Zac Efron, Zendaya - Rewrite The Stars (Learn English with Songs)

Lyrics

[Zac Efron:]
You know I want you
It's not a secret I try to hide
I know you want me
So don't keep saying our hands are tied
You claim it's not in the cards
But fate is pulling you miles away
And out of reach from me
But you're here in my heart
So who can stop me if I decide
That you're my destiny?

What if we rewrite the stars?
Say you were made to be mine
Nothing could keep us apart
You'd be the one I was meant to find
It's up to you
And it's up to me
No one can say what we get to be
So why don't we rewrite the stars?
Maybe the world could be ours
Tonight

[Zendaya:]
You think it's easy
You think I don't wanna run to you
But there are mountains
And there are doors that we can't walk through
I know you're wondering why
Because we're able to be
Just you and me
Within these walls
But when we go outside
You're gonna wake up
And see that it was hopeless after all

No one can rewrite the stars
How can you say you'll be mine
Everything keeps us apart
And I'm not the one you were meant to find
It's not up to you
It's not up to me
When everyone tells us what we can be
How can we rewrite the stars?
Say that the world can be ours
Tonight

[Zac Efron & Zendaya:]
All I want is to fly with you
All I want is to fall with you
So just give me all of you

[Zendaya:]
It feels impossible

[Zac Efron:]
It's not impossible

[Zendaya:]
Is it impossible?

[Both:]
Say that it's possible

[Zac Efron & Zendaya:]
How do we rewrite the stars?
Say you were made to be mine?
Nothing can keep us apart
Cause you are the one I was meant to find
It's up to you
And it's up to me
No one can say what we get to be
Why don't we rewrite the stars?
Changing the world to be ours

[Zendaya:]
You know I want you
It's not a secret I try to hide
But I can't have you
We're bound to break and
My hands are tied

Difficult Phrases and Words

1. not in the cards

   1. Context: So don't keep saying our hands are tied / You claim it's not in the cards / But fate is pulling you miles away

   2. Definition: not possible

   3. Additional sentence:

2. fate

   1. Context: So don't keep saying our hands are tied / You claim it's not in the cards / But fate is pulling you miles away

   2. Definition: the future that someone or something will have

   3. Additional sentence:

3. out of reach

   1. Context: But fate is pulling you miles away / And out of reach from me

   2. Definition: At a distance at which someone or something cannot be touched

   3. Additional sentence:

4. rewrite the stars

   1. Context: What if we rewrite the stars?

   2. Definition: change destiny. (Some people say that the future can be told from the stars.)

   3. Additional sentence:

5. My hands are tied

   1. Context: But I can't have you / We're bound to break and / My hands are tied

   2. Definition: One is being prevented from acting, helping, or intervening as one should or desires to due to circumstances beyond one's control, such as rules, conflicting orders, or higher priorities.

   3. Additional sentence:

Discussion Questions

1. What do you think this song is about?

2. Can you relate to anything in this song? Was a relationship not possible for you before? Was there a time when you made a relationship work even though it seemed difficult to maintain?

3. What kind of relationships are not in the cards for you?

4. Do you believe in fate?

5. Do you think that a long distance relationship is out of reach and not possible?

6. Do you think it is possible to rewrite the stars?