Stardust
Eddy Howard 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.
The song "Stardust," as performed by Eddy Howard, is a melancholic ballad about lost love and memories of happier times. The titular "stardust" refers to the intangible essence of love, the feelings and memories that remain once the physical presence of a loved one is removed. The opening stanza sets the scene with a serene image of twilight descending and the stars beginning to twinkle. The singer is at once comforted and saddened by these sights, as they remind him of what he has lost. He sings of his lover walking away down a lane, but leaving him a "song that will not die," a testament to the enduring nature of their love.
The second stanza delves into the singer's memories of their time together. He spends his lonely nights dreaming of a song that reminds him of his lost love, and each kiss they shared becomes an inspiration that he holds onto. However, as he notes, these memories are "long ago" and his only consolation now is in the stardust of the song that he associates with her. The final stanza is perhaps the most poignant, as the singer imagines himself holding his lover once more under a starry sky. He hears the nightingale's song which tells a "fairytale" of paradise, but he knows that his dream is in vain. Nonetheless, the memory of his "stardust melody" remains in his heart as a testament to what he once had.
Line by Line Meaning
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
The evening time when the sun is setting and the sky is turning purple represents a time of sadness and loneliness.
Steals across the meadows of my heart
This sadness is so pervasive that it takes over Eddy Howard's heart (the meadows of his heart).
High up in the sky the little stars climb
The stars in the sky remind Eddy of his separation from his loved one, as they are a constant in his life while his loved one is not physically there.
Always reminding me that we're apart
These same stars are a reminder to Eddy that he and his loved one are physically separated and cannot be together.
You wander down the lane and far away
The person Eddy is singing to has physically gone away and left him behind.
Leaving me a song that will not die
However, the song that the person has left behind will stay with Eddy forever and provide him with some comfort.
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
Eddy reflects on how love used to be a comforting and beautiful thing, but now it has faded away and become just a memory.
The music of the years gone by.
The memories of love are now just a part of the past, represented by music (a powerful form of memory association) from years ago.
Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
Eddy reflects on how he spends his lonely nights with nothing but his thoughts.
The lonely nights
Eddy spends many lonely nights missing his loved one and feeling heartbroken.
Dreaming of a song
Eddy spends his nights dreaming and reminiscing about a certain song that reminds him of his loved one.
The melody
The melody of this song is very important to Eddy, as it connects him to his loved one and happier times.
Haunts my reverie
Eddy cannot stop thinking about this song, and it constantly comes back to him during his daydreams and memories (his reverie).
And I am once again with you
The song allows Eddy to feel like he is once again with his loved one, even if only in his mind.
When our love was new
The song reminds Eddy of when he and his loved one were first together, and how happy and exciting that time was.
And each kiss an inspiration
Every kiss Eddy shared with his loved one felt special and inspiring in some way.
But that was long ago
Unfortunately, these happy memories are from a time in the past that Eddy cannot return to.
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
The only comfort Eddy can find now is in the song that reminds him of his loved one and happier times.
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
Eddy sets the scene of his memories, imagining himself next to a garden wall underneath a starry sky.
You are in my arms
During these memories, Eddy imagines himself holding his loved one close to him.
The nightingale
The sounds of the nightingale add to the ambiance of the scene Eddy is thinking of.
Tells his fairytale
The sounds of the nightingale are so beautiful and inspiring that it feels like they are telling a story in that moment.
Of paradise, where roses grew
The nightingale's song paints a picture of a perfect, idyllic paradise where love was abundant, represented by the growing of roses.
Though I dream in vain
However, Eddy knows that this paradise is unobtainable in reality, and he only dreams of it in his mind.
In my heart it will remain
Despite knowing that reality can never match his memories, Eddy's heart will always remember this paradise and his loved one fondly.
My stardust melody
This special song, which Eddy connects with his loved one and happier times, is like stardust to him - magical and otherworldly.
The memory of love's refrain.
Finally, Eddy reflects on how this song represents the memory of lost love, and the refrain (repeating pattern) of this memory will always be with him.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTOPHER GENTRY, JOHN HUTCHINSON DEAN, MATTHEW EVERITT, SIMON IAN WHITE, STUART BLACK
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