For the Stars

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Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk/New Wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a "pop encyclopaedia", able to "reinvent the past in his own image". more »

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2003

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The stars were so much brighter then
They dim and die
So why pretend
The sky goes on forever?

But if they fade as science teaches
Poets lose the power of speech
Waste paper, ink, and feather

If I'd taken up the trumpet
As I should have done
Then I wouldn't be
Always losing sleep
While I'm trying to make this rhyme

For the stars were so much
They were so much brighter, then
If I couldn't put a price on your head
What's the use of me trying
For the stars?

The morning comes
The days are just the time between
Until the dusk
When we can be together

If I'd taken up the drums
And I could play in time
If I had the power
Would I be wondering how
I'm ever going to be write this down?

For the stars were so much
They were so much brighter then
If I couldn't put a price on your head
Then what's the use of me trying
For the stars?

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