More lyrics (NOVA)

I came across a scene* in a book I was reading, and well this... Title?

A duet, male & female voices.

I've prayed to a god I don't believe in,
Tried to keep on smiling through,
Wiped my eyes to hold the pain in,
Wondered what more I have to do.
I wished upon a star while roaming in the dark,
Hoping that you'd see me, Hear my silent plea,
Bring life to my dying spark.

You burnt like a nova (On to my ever after)
I was caught in your flames (was burned by the fire)
Now I'm lost in your shadow (His heart was made of stone)
And it’s hard to explain (All my dreams have flown)

I stayed right beside you, I couldn’t slip,
Gave you everything, all I could give,
Words stayed unspoken, I kept my grip,
From under your shadow, I tried to live.

You shone like a star (He burnt out my heart)
I was blinded by your light (was shot down in flames)
Now I'm lost in the shadows (needed you to turn to)
And it's hard to explain (not tie me up in chains)

You never saw me, hidden from your sight,
I was lost in the darkness, searching for the light,
You never saw me, the tears that I cried,
So I wrote this letter, so you’d understand,
If you can’t find a way, then we're better off apart.

Your words from a tear-stained crumpled page,
Whispering love and longing, trap me in a cage,
Yeah, you stood beside me, and it’s true I couldn’t see,
The depth of your feelings, and what they meant for me.

I’ll love you always, but not the way you need,
And there’s nothing more to say,
There are no winners here,
In this game that we must play.

You burnt like a nova (He burnt out my heart)
I was caught in the flames (I was shot down in flames)
Now I'm lost in the shadows (Needed someone to turn to)
And it's hard to explain
You stood by my side, but I couldn't see (The days that I held you)
I'll love you forever (but it’s not meant to be)
The depth of your love, what you meant to me
There're no winners, in this game that we play
This game that we play

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*Very briefly, the scene in the book (sci-fi) was that of an onlooker watching a woman being spurned by an older man that she adored, set against the backdrop of the darkness of space, ships 'gating' into the system providing flashes of light. She's rejected, crumples and falls, he picks her up and is rejected in turn.