Stardust
Carmen Mc Rae Lyrics
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Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by.
Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
The lonely nights
Dreaming of a song
The melody
Haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale
Tells his fairytale
Of paradise, where roses grew
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain.
In "Stardust," Carmen McRae sings about the bittersweet memories of love gone by. The first verse sets the scene of twilight, with purple hues stealing across the meadows of the heart as little stars climb high into the sky. The imagery of twilight and stars serves as an extended metaphor for the feelings of separation and nostalgia that come with lost love. The second verse reveals that the singer spends lonely nights dreaming of the melody of a song that haunts her reverie. She remembers back to when she and her lover first fell in love, and each kiss was an inspiration. But that was long ago, and now the only consolation she has is the stardust of a song that brings back memories of love's refrain. The song concludes with a beautiful image of the nightingale telling his fairytale of paradise while the singer dreams in vain of being reunited with her lover.
Line by Line Meaning
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
The evening time reminds me of our love and how it has faded away into memories.
Steals across the meadows of my heart
The nostalgia of our love lingers in my heart like a breeze through a meadow.
High up in the sky the little stars climb
As night falls, the stars remind me of the distance that separates us.
Always reminding me that we're apart
The stars and the night sky serve as a constant reminder that we are no longer together.
You wander down the lane and far away
You have left me here to dream of what could have been.
Leaving me a song that will not die
You have left behind memories that I will carry with me forever.
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
Our love has faded away into memories that I hold dear, like stardust from a distant past.
The music of the years gone by.
The memories of our love serve as a soundtrack to a time that has long since passed.
Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
At times, I question what I am doing and how I am passing the time now that you are gone.
The lonely nights
The nights without you are empty and leave me feeling alone.
Dreaming of a song
I often find myself dreaming of a time when our love was in full bloom.
The melody
The tune of our love echoes through my mind.
Haunts my reverie
The memories of our love linger and haunt my daydreams.
And I am once again with you
In my dreams, I can imagine being with you again.
When our love was new
When our love was young and fresh, before it had a chance to fade away.
And each kiss an inspiration
Every kiss we shared was a moment of pure inspiration and love.
But that was long ago
Our love, like the time in which it existed, was long ago.
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
I find solace in the memories and stories we shared, like a bittersweet melody that lingers long after it ends.
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
In my mind, I can imagine being with you in a garden, under a sky full of shining stars.
You are in my arms
In my fantasy, I can hold you close and feel your love once more.
The nightingale
The nightingale serves as a symbol of the beauty and wonder of love.
Tells his fairytale
The nightingale weaves a magical story of love and wonder, much like our own fairytale.
Of paradise, where roses grew
In the nightingale's story, there is a paradise where love and roses grow without end.
Though I dream in vain
Even though it is only a dream, I long for us to be together once more.
In my heart it will remain
The memories of our love will always remain in my heart, even if we can never be together again.
My stardust melody
The memories of our love are like a beautiful melody, filled with wonder and passion.
The memory of love's refrain.
The memories of our love replay in my mind, like a favorite chorus that I cannot help but recall.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTOPHER GENTRY, JOHN HUTCHINSON DEAN, MATTHEW EVERITT, SIMON IAN WHITE, STUART BLACK
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