Stars

A song that evokes such specific thoughts. To me, the song is of the end of the world. I imagine that nuclear war has started and the singer in the verses is saying "is it to much to ask to have a little more time to do the things I wanted to do with my life". But of course, she knows in her heart that it is too late and that everything she has known will be destroyed as the bombs fall. So, she says to her companion, let's go outside and watch it happen..... Wait for the end. When I listen to her sing, I can really put myself in that situation, where it's all coming to a stop and there's nothing to do except be frustrated at what might have been and done, and wait for the inevitable. Read "The Forge of God" by Greg Bear, or watch "Miracle Mile" and you'll capture the sentiment the song conveys exactly. A beautiful and sad song.

I think it's about understanding or her need from her friends, fans, and lover to understand her. It is quite obvious. "Is it asking too much to be given time/ to know these songs and to sing them" Here she emphasizes the fact that the time is short, and all that she wants is to do the thing that she loves most, to have time to write a song, to learn the stanzas and to sing them for the public. She wants to share this simple, but in the same time, majestic feeling with everyone. "Is it asking too much of my vacant smile/ and my laugh and lies that bring them" These 2 lines, I figured she is not completely sure of her genuine feeling toward what she wants to share with the others, because she already knows that many people don't understand her, and they come at her concerts for fun. And like she says further - 'Is it asking too much of my favorite friends/ to take these songs for real' / 'Is it asking too much of my partner's hands/ to take these songs real' - it is too much to ask them for understanding? so she finds another way to be happy, and she brings us the key for happiness, and that consists in the fact that we should be listening more to our hearts, we have to have a collective awareness of the universe, and aiming for the stars is a step forward to beatitude. Just like she says below. "We'll take our hearts outside/ Leave our lives behind/ I'll watch the stars go out" I hope you like my review!

I think this beautiful heartbreaking song is about running out of hope and options. No one is listening, and death will become the only option left. It's truly bleak.

what an amazing song - it's beautiful and i love it!!

Lacuna Coil have done a great cover of this.

There is an amazing acoustic version of this song on the UK CD2 of No More Talk (also includes acoustic versions of Elevator Song and Not Once Not Ever) or email me if you want to hear them.

Is that the version sung to an orchestra, with sound effects of a thunderstorm at the beginning? I love both versions.

For me this is about death and saying goodbye. And hoping that everyone understands the meaning of the songs at her funeral.

I find it really moving.

cool........ i love it...... i wanna break free!

I think its an all right song, i personally think that the Lacuna Coil cover is 100 times better.