The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Star Cecil…left me alone…torn
This folding brush I found in starved I fell through
Too good to turn around
And you gave me much more to hold
Believing you here I dissemble
So now I’m sore, dissatisfied all the time remembered you told me
Said over the hills, catch me far away,
Far away…
Well now maybe,
We were so good enough to fly by
But now that summer died
We’d be so, we were going back for mine
Star Cecil…my heart in your hands…stone
Turn me to full, I’m empty I need you
So now I wait, for your return, capture, a present departure
Too tired, but I best be going home
Well maybe,
We were so good enough to fly by
But now that summer died
We were so, we were going back for mine
So now I’m hard, down, deeper
Enough to well bury my love tonight
Oh now I’m never gonna go back there
Star Cecil where’d you go tonight?
Boy, I miss you
Ooh yeah sore, we taste
Remember three years ago
Said bring me here please release my own child
Now that summer died
You’re wrong
Sore…we taste
Remember three years ago
Said bring me here please release my own child
Now that summer died
You’re wrong
Star Cecil…bring me home
Guess it’s time to catch my own star…
Well now maybe,
We were so good enough to fly by
Well now that summer died
We were so, we were going back for mine
So now I’m hard, down, deeper
In us when it’s so good enough to fly by
Well now I’m never gonna go back there
Star Cecil where’d you go tonight?
This folding brush I found in starved I fell through
Too good to turn around
And you gave me much more to hold
Believing you here I dissemble
So now I’m sore, dissatisfied all the time remembered you told me
Said over the hills, catch me far away,
Far away…
Well now maybe,
We were so good enough to fly by
But now that summer died
We’d be so, we were going back for mine
Star Cecil…my heart in your hands…stone
Turn me to full, I’m empty I need you
So now I wait, for your return, capture, a present departure
Too tired, but I best be going home
Well maybe,
We were so good enough to fly by
But now that summer died
We were so, we were going back for mine
So now I’m hard, down, deeper
Enough to well bury my love tonight
Oh now I’m never gonna go back there
Star Cecil where’d you go tonight?
Boy, I miss you
Ooh yeah sore, we taste
Remember three years ago
Said bring me here please release my own child
Now that summer died
You’re wrong
Sore…we taste
Remember three years ago
Said bring me here please release my own child
Now that summer died
You’re wrong
Star Cecil…bring me home
Guess it’s time to catch my own star…
Well now maybe,
We were so good enough to fly by
Well now that summer died
We were so, we were going back for mine
So now I’m hard, down, deeper
In us when it’s so good enough to fly by
Well now I’m never gonna go back there
Star Cecil where’d you go tonight?
Lyrics submitted by Dorsoe Auetovea
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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Your lyrics are incorrect, here are the corrrect lyrics:
Star Cecil Left me alone, torn, disfolding Brush I found in the star That I felt was too good to turn around.
And you gave me much more to haunt Believing you here, I get some boy. So now I'm sore, dissatisfied, all the time I remember you told me, Said, "Over the hills, catch me far away," Far away.
Well now maybe We were so good enough To fly by
Well now that summertime We were so We were goin' back for a ride.
Star Cecil My heart in your hands, Stone, turn me to full, I'm empty, I need you.
So now I wait for your return. Capture a pleasant departure! So tired, but I best be goin' home.
Well maybe We were so good enough To fly by
Well now that summertime (oh) We were so We were goin' back for a ride (oh)
So now I'm horn in down deeper, And I'd love to help bury my love tonight.
Oh now I'm never gonna go back there, Star Cecil where'd you go tonight?
Torn and I miss you..
Oh yeah son, with chaste, remember 3 years ago (oh) So bring me here, please release my old child Now, summertime, go low.
Star Cecil Bring me home Guess it's time to catch my own star...
Well now maybe We were so good enough To fly by
Well now that summertime We were so We were goin' back for a ride.
So now I'm horn in down deeper, And I swear it's So good enough to fly.
But now I'm never goin' back there Star Cecil, where'd you go tonight?
Reminds me of Cassiopeia
technically, this is a shabutie song that was unreleased for a reason.
wierd
its kind of a dumb song
Supposedly it's actually about a hair brush that Claudio found when he was working in a stock room or something. And it's not dumb. Wtf.
a hair brush? um how do you figure?
okay, someones gotta explain the hair brush theory to me. i know the first verse kinda aludes to it and all but still wtf?
its not a dumb song, its gorgeous.
a hair brush no its literally about star cecil a star is an alien type creature in the story this song was in replacement of hearshot kid disaster until that song was written the hearshot kid was a star who tried to escape imprisonment (as believed by the other stars, it was really released by claudio by accident) the disaster part is because that star was killed by guards star cecil tells claudio about the legend that the hearshot kid became (no star knew what really happened) because no other star had tried to do that
Claudio stated at a concert a few months ago when he played it for Black Card holders, that it was indeed about a hair brush that was misplaced in a box of others. He though it looked alien to the other brushes, and decided to write a song about an alien. It's not ABOUT a hair brush, but more or less inspired by one.