Blue Star
Charlie Daniels; The Charlie Daniels Band Lyrics
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Blue star, can't you see;
Blue star, it's a little colder;
She's gone away from me.
CHORUS
And I wish I'd never seen her, with the sunlight in her eyes,
And I wish I'd never learned the games she played.
And I wish I'd never seen her walk away.
She was everything I wanted;
She was sweet mystery.
Blue star, now the nights are haunted;
She's gone away from me.
Dark eyes, glowin' like two diamonds filled with fire;
Dark hair, blowin' in the wind of hot desire;
Red lips, pullin' me down
into want and wonder;
Blue star, now I'm going under.
In "Blue Star," The Charlie Daniels Band sings about heartbreak and the pain of losing someone who was once everything to them. The blue star symbolizes a haunting reminder of the past and the memories that one cannot escape. The singer is tormented by the sight of the blue star over his shoulder and the memories that come flooding back when he thinks of the woman who left him.
The lyrics describe the singer's regret for meeting and falling in love with her. He wishes that he had never seen her with "the sunlight in her eyes" or "learned the games she played" or listened to "all the lies." He is filled with sorrow for letting her go, and now he is haunted by her ghost, which relentlessly follows him everywhere he goes.
The song's vivid imagery adds to its haunting quality, such as the description of the woman's dark eyes "glowing like two diamonds filled with fire," her dark hair blowing in the wind of hot desire, and her red lips pulling him down. These descriptions paint a picture of a woman who is mystifying, alluring, and irresistible, and whose departure leaves a painful void in the singer's life.
Line by Line Meaning
Blue star, over my shoulder;
I see a blue star over my shoulder.
Blue star, can't you see;
Can't you see the blue star?
Blue star, it's a little colder;
It's a little colder now that she's gone.
She's gone away from me.
She left me and went away.
CHORUS
And I wish I'd never seen her, with the sunlight in her eyes,
I wish I hadn't seen her with the sunlight in her eyes.
And I wish I'd never learned the games she played.
I wish I hadn't learned the games she played.
And I wish I'd never listened when she told me all the lies,
I wish I hadn't listened to her lies.
And I wish I'd never seen her walk away.
I wish I hadn't seen her walk away.
She was everything I wanted;
She was sweet mystery.
She was a sweet mystery to me.
Blue star, now the nights are haunted;
The blue star haunts my nights now that she's gone.
She's gone away from me.
She left me and went away.
Dark eyes, glowin' like two diamonds filled with fire;
Dark hair, blowin' in the wind of hot desire;
Her dark hair was blowing in the wind of hot desire.
Red lips, pullin' me down
Her red lips were pulling me down.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHARLES FRED HAYWARD, CHARLIE DANIELS, FRED EDWARDS, JAMES W. MARSHALL, JOHN CRAIN, WILLIAM J. DIGREGORIO
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