Band members (as of 2005):
You Ishihara (vocals), ex-White Heaven
Michio Kurihara (栗原ミチオ) (guitars), ex-Ghost, ex-Ai Aso, ex-Boris, ex-White Heaven
Chiyo Kamekawa (bass), ex-White Heaven
Yasunobu Arakawa (drums)
Discograhy:
Today EP (2001)
Will (2004)
Perfect Place to Hideaway (2005)
The Stars is also the name of a short-lived Australian rock band from Melbourne.
Liar
The Stars Lyrics
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She went ahead and did it anyway
Ended up in the dark see-Train dying
Looking pretty on a Saturday
[Chorus]
Call 911
There's a girl in trouble
It was done by my double
A kid I knew in central park, oh
I met him in a local cafe
He told me hard luck stories of his childhood
I took his life by the light of day
[Chorus]
I can romanticize or I can realize
That my whole life's been living as a liar
But when I walked away
With their blood on my hands
I knew I'd reached for something higher
The cabarets of Liverpool and Luxembourg
Have closed for marrow reconstruction
I'm leaving Sunday on a boat
For Alta Mesa junction
[Repeats]
I've got a friend there
He'll take care of me
The Stars' song "Liar" tells a dark story of someone who has been living a double life, caught in a web of lies and violence. The opening verse describes the singer warning someone of the danger of a situation they were about to enter, but they did not listen, and it led to their tragic death. The lyrics then shift to the perspective of the singer confessing to a murder they committed of a kid they knew in Central Park, whom they had grown close to and listened to their stories of hardship. The chorus then shifts to an even darker twist, as the singer is aware of a girl in trouble who was raped and broken, but the perpetrator was their own "double".
Line by Line Meaning
And even though I told her of the danger
Despite my warning her of the risks involved,
She went ahead and did it anyway
She disregarded my advice and went ahead with it
Ended up in the dark see-Train dying
She ended up in the darkness of a train, dying
Looking pretty on a Saturday
On the day she died, she looked pretty
Call 911
Emergency services need to be called
There's a girl in trouble
Someone is in distress
She's raped and broken
She has been sexually assaulted and is severely hurt
It was done by my double
It was carried out by someone who looks exactly like me
A kid I knew in central park, oh
I had previously interacted with a youngster in Central Park
I met him in a local cafe
I encountered him at a nearby cafe
He told me hard luck stories of his childhood
He narrated tales of misfortune from his childhood
I took his life by the light of day
I killed him during the daytime
I can romanticize or I can realize
I have the choice to either idealize or comprehend the truth
That my whole life's been living as a liar
I had lived my life in deception
But when I walked away
However, after moving away
With their blood on my hands
With a sense of guilt and responsibility for their death
I knew I'd reached for something higher
I knew I had aspired for something greater
The cabarets of Liverpool and Luxembourg
The entertainment venues of Liverpool and Luxembourg
Have closed for marrow reconstruction
Have ceased operation for revitalization of the entertainment industry
I'm leaving Sunday on a boat
I have planned to depart by a ship on Sunday
For Alta Mesa junction
Heading towards the destination of Alta Mesa junction
I've got a friend there
I have a friend residing there
He'll take care of me
I will be taken care of by that friend
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: Christopher Allen Seligman, Torquil John Campbell
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
FasterThanSoup
heavy heavy track. thankful there is no video. it would be hard to match the feel and power of this song without conscripting a visionary director that could capture the dark imagery
Bart
God, it reminds me the happiest and the most intense period of my youth. So far away...
Bartosz
One of my favourite songs of all times.
Kevin Young
Twisted. Demented. Obscene....Magnificent song!!!
kosK1D
im glad i found Stars~