Stardust
Joe Loss & His Band 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 Joe Loss & His Orchestra's song, Stardust, the lyrics speak of the pain and longing that comes with being separated from a loved one. The song starts by describing the purple twilight settling into the singer's heart as they are forced to acknowledge that the person they love is not with them. The stars in the sky serve as a constant reminder of the distance between them. The next verse describes the singer's loneliness and how they find solace in the memories of their past love, and how the melody of the song they once shared continues to haunt them.
The third stanza is particularly poignant, as it speaks of the singer's desire to be reunited with their loved one. They describe a scene where they imagine themselves holding their beloved under the stars, listening to the nightingale's song. They acknowledge that their dream of being together is just that, a dream, and that they must make do with the memory of their once shared love. The heart-rending final line, "the memory of love's refrain," perfectly encapsulates the theme of the song, which is the nostalgia of a love long gone.
Line by Line Meaning
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
The day is coming to an end and it is getting dark
Steals across the meadows of my heart
The darkness is overwhelming me emotionally
High up in the sky the little stars climb
The stars are twinkling in the sky
Always reminding me that we're apart
The distance between us seems unbridgeable
You wander down the lane and far away
You have gone far away from me
Leaving me a song that will not die
You have left me with a song that keeps playing in my head
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
Our love is a memory of the past
The music of the years gone by.
The memories of the music we shared are all I have left of us
Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
I sometimes think about how I spend
The lonely nights
The nights when I feel sad and lonely
Dreaming of a song
I dream of a song that we used to sing together
The melody
The tune that makes me remember our time together
Haunts my reverie
It torments my thoughts and memories
And I am once again with you
In my dreams, I am back in your arms
When our love was new
In the beginning of our love story
And each kiss an inspiration
Every time we kissed, it felt magical and inspiring
But that was long ago
Our happiness is now long gone in the past
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
My comfort now lies in the memories of our past love
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
On a night with bright shining stars, next to the garden wall
You are in my arms
I hold you in my arms once again
The nightingale
The bird that sings at night
Tells his fairytale
The nightingale's song sounds like a romantic tale
Of paradise, where roses grew
The song speaks of a tropical paradise with blooming roses
Though I dream in vain
Although my dreams are unfulfillable
In my heart it will remain
The memory will always live on in my heart
My stardust melody
The song that reminds me of our love
The memory of love's refrain.
The memory of our love still sounds sweet and comforting
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CHRISTOPHER GENTRY, JOHN HUTCHINSON DEAN, MATTHEW EVERITT, SIMON IAN WHITE, STUART BLACK
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