Heaven

⋆ Genre: Smooth Pop

⋆ Producing Credits: Johnny Goldstein, Slow Rabbit

⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: ohnny Goldstein, JBACH, Sean Douglas, Slow Rabbit, Yeonjun, Four Seasons (153/Joombas), Ellie Suh (153/Joombas), Taehyun, Lee Yi Jin, Cho Yun Kyoung, Soobin, danke, Lee Seu Ran, Jung Jin Woo

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ABOUT/MEANING: ‘Heaven’ conveys the transformative power of love, portraying it as a source of warmth, magic, and emotional sanctuary. For the boys*, heaven is no longer a distant or unattainable dream but something they create in the present moment, particularly through the joy of reunion. As they arrive at tomorrow, fulfilling their long-awaited promise, the starlight that once seemed lost reignites, bringing with it a renewed sense of wonder and belonging. Drawing inspiration from 'The Snow Queen,' the song mirrors the fairytale’s theme of love’s ability to heal and restore purity, offering the boys a refuge where their hearts can mend. The awakening stars symbolize the rekindling of hope, as love transforms past struggles into a journey of connection and newfound light.

*For further context on the song check out 'The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY' album summary

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LYRICS - ENGLISH TRANSLATION (translations by @translatingTXT)

Heaven

The starlight that fell asleep awakens

SELF REFERENCE: Nap of a Star

Heaven is not a faraway place, it’s now

SELF REFERENCE:  This line (and the core theme of the song) represents a transformation in the boys’ understanding of love and connection. In 0X1=LOVESONG, lyrics like “I don’t belong there / There’s no place for me in heaven” convey feelings of inadequacy, while “An angel who one day appeared before me / Take me to your hometown” expresses a longing to escape to an idealized heaven. However, in this line, the boys come to realize that heaven is not a distant, unattainable place; instead, it exists in the present moment through love. This shift marks their growth, as they move from seeking external salvation to finding a sense of belonging and emotional refuge within their connections, embodying self-worth in the here and now.

The moment we kiss

You make it, you make it, you make it feel like

Wrapped in the starlight that’s awakened, baby

I kiss you in the middle of it all, crazy

Finding the magic we promised at the start

SELF REFERENCE: The Dream Chapter: MAGIC

Look what you did, look what you did to me like

Oh my god, there was no heaven, only a sad song

Since meeting you, even my heart feels warmth

SELF REFERENCE: 0X1=LOVESONG: "I found a warmth called 'you'"

Come closer, and when you hold me close

You make it, you make it, you make it feel like

Heaven

The starlight that fell asleep awakens

Heaven is not a faraway place, it’s now

The moment we kiss

You make it, you make it, you make it feel like

Heaven

From 1 to 10 you’re like an 11

As long as you’re there, every place is heaven

My angel every night

You make it, you make it, you make it feel like

Heaven always felt so far away to me

Now it feels like I’m walking on white clouds

The magic only you can cast on me, maybe

Look what you did, look what you did to me like

Oh my god, this never-ending love song

Since meeting you, I feel the warmth of the world

Hug me tight, like we promised on the first day

SELF REFERENCE: 'Deja Vu:' "I'll hug you tight, as promised on the first day"

You make it, you make it, you make it feel like

Heaven

It doesn’t matter where that place is

Heaven is not a faraway place, it's now

The moment we touch

You make it, you make it, you make it feel like

Heaven

From 1 to 10 you’re like an 11

As long as you’re there, every place is heaven

My angel every night

You make it, you make it, you make it feel like

Heaven

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Helpful Context (Album Summary): If 'Minisode 3: Tomorrow' was the long night - a desperate hope that reunion might still be possible - then 'The Star Chapter: Sanctuary' is the moment the sun begins to rise. This chapter captures what it means to come home - not to the past, but to each other. After seasons of emotional frost and internal distance, the boys* find themselves once again beneath the sky where everything began. Yet this reunion isn’t a return to innocence; it’s something deeper: a conscious choice to reconnect, to heal, and to stay. Inspired in part by Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen' - where love melts frozen hearts after separation - the album portrays the slow thaw of emotional walls and a return to childhood wonder through a matured lens. Here, love is no longer a fantasy or escape; it becomes a sanctuary grounded in mutual trust, quiet understanding, and the courage to be seen. Exploring love in its many forms and stages, 'The Star Chapter: Sanctuary' marks a shift from turmoil to peace, reimagining connection not as a way to flee reality, but as the very thing that makes it worth facing. Sanctuary isn’t found by running away - it’s found by choosing to stay, to feel, to remember, and to move forward toward tomorrow.

Helpful Context (Album Series Summary): The Star Chapter series brings TXT’s discography-long journey to a close, revisiting the promise first made in their debut EP, 'The Dream Chapter: Star': five boys beneath the night sky, bound by a shared dream and a vow to meet again. But now, they return not as wide-eyed dreamers, but as individuals shaped by distance, disillusionment, and growth. What once felt boundless and full of wonder now carries the weight of memory and time. Still, they come back - back to each other, to the stars, and to the promise that endured even when belief faltered. This series explores how youthful dreams evolve into enduring bonds, and how connection, once fractured, can be renewed through understanding. Through themes of love, reconciliation, and resilience, The Star Chapters depict not untouched joy, but peace earned through hardship - where unity is not a given, but a choice. Their “tomorrow” has finally arrived: not as a fantasy, but as a reality shaped by trust, loss, and the decision to move forward together.

*In the context of TXT’s discography, the term ‘boy’/‘boys’ are used to represent both the members themselves as well as serve as generalized protagonists embodying the universal experiences of youth.