Shooting Star

He was with a girl "shooting star". She cared more about making the scene, getting herself seen in society, being popular, you know basically being "cool" within a certain scene. She is going to be with some guy because he is a "trophy boy", he has had some successes of some sort, but if he had just come up to her in the bar she would have denied him because he was likely not her type, but I mean if you know he's had success well then ofcourse you'd fuck him because well, thats what women often do. But, this women is never satisfied and eventually she will even make this poor fool sad, she will hurt him too. Just like she did to himself. When he was with this shooting star he had dreams of a future together and he feels lucky that he didnt say them outloud because it would have been for a waste, well because obviously she never really gave a fuck, she only cares about herself. Her love is sad. It only lasts briefly and ends without giving a shit for the person she was with, she only cares about her needs and what benefits her and her place within the "scene", society, etc.

I love the intro to this song so much

wow, this song will probably go down as the most underrated rock song ever. it took me a while before I could soak up all that guitar, piano, and drums, but man that song is fucking crazy. those 6mins are fucking instense, i can feel the power of life in that one. LISTEN TO IT ON THE BIGGEST HEADPHONES YOU CAN FIND.

i think its about himself. his brief life. i think he knew one day he was going to commit suicide. i think "shooting star" symbolises the fact that he became famous, but knew he would burn out. "so bad, so far, shooting star". i think its all about himself.

Is it just me of is thing song about sleeping with a celebrity?

What Elliott commented about this song during his last interview: "This one is kind of all over the map. The end part is a joke. It was supposed to have faded out but I decided to keep this whole big noisy section at the end."

is there anywhere i could find, see or read this interview? I'd love to know all his comments.

I also find it interesting that no one has really commented on this song - i guess its because its a little more obscure and not as easily referencing death/drugs so no one has anything to say... oh minds, so simple

woah! someone did him wrong, wouldn't you say?!? "You’ll make the scene like you always do Going up stream down the ave. " like, hollywood blvd... Is this about his girlfriend Jennifer Chiba? geez. Did she screw him over? I almost wonder if this situation he sings about was the final straw for him. This song could be telling, but was a strange mystery it all is anyway. Perhaps he just had a thing going with someone and it ended all wrong. It's really resentful, and he's really hurt.

gotta be about a girl. i know one of these.

no i doubt this song is about chiba since he wrote most of the songs on this album years before he was with her, not to mention he was with her until his death so obviously wouldnt have recorded such a song about her.. it is probably about another girl from his past though.. maybe the same one he wrote 'somebody that i used to know' about.