The speaker is using the star as a symbol for how he wants to live his life. He does not want to be alone like the star "hung aloft the night, and 
watching, with eternal lids apart." This star is symbolic of the speaker's desire for companionship and to be with the one he loves. He does not want to simply stand back at a distance and watch like the star does to the earth. However, he wants to be like the star in a sense that he is "steadfast" or unchanging. He does not want things to change. He wants to stay "awake forever in a sweet unrest" and be with his lover. Like the star, he wants to spend his lifetime unchanging with his love, "or else swoon to death." He would rather spend forever with his love, or else die right at the peak of happiness with his love. He does not want to be like the star and distanced away from everything else.
watching, with eternal lids apart." This star is symbolic of the speaker's desire for companionship and to be with the one he loves. He does not want to simply stand back at a distance and watch like the star does to the earth. However, he wants to be like the star in a sense that he is "steadfast" or unchanging. He does not want things to change. He wants to stay "awake forever in a sweet unrest" and be with his lover. Like the star, he wants to spend his lifetime unchanging with his love, "or else swoon to death." He would rather spend forever with his love, or else die right at the peak of happiness with his love. He does not want to be like the star and distanced away from everything else.
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