In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
The stars that shine
And the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the water runs
Before your eyes
Swallowing diamonds
A cutting throat
Your teeth when your grin
Reflecting beams on tombstones
A jamboree of surprises
Playing Russian roulette
Or the lucky dip
A clenched fist to your heart
Coal dust on your lungs
A silver tongue for the chosen one
Heavy magnum in your side
Or a bloody thorn
Skating bullets on angel dust
In the dead sea of fluid mercury
Baby piano crys
Under your heavy index and thumb
Pull some strings-let them sing
The stars that shine
And the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the water runs
Before your eyes
Dazzle it's a glittering prize
Dazzle it's a glittering prize
Before your eyes
It's a glittering prize
The stars that shine
And the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the water runs
Before your eyes
And the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the water runs
Before your eyes
Swallowing diamonds
A cutting throat
Your teeth when your grin
Reflecting beams on tombstones
A jamboree of surprises
Playing Russian roulette
Or the lucky dip
A clenched fist to your heart
Coal dust on your lungs
A silver tongue for the chosen one
Heavy magnum in your side
Or a bloody thorn
Skating bullets on angel dust
In the dead sea of fluid mercury
Baby piano crys
Under your heavy index and thumb
Pull some strings-let them sing
The stars that shine
And the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the water runs
Before your eyes
Dazzle it's a glittering prize
Dazzle it's a glittering prize
Before your eyes
It's a glittering prize
The stars that shine
And the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the water runs
Before your eyes
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"The stars that shine and the stars that shrink In the face of stagnation the water runs Before your eyes
Swallowing diamonds ..."
That's the beginning. This song is a masterpiece.
One of my favorite song of theirs. Everything that dazzles...
Another winning piece from Siouxsie Sioux.
The lyrics here are wrong.
Siouxsie says it's about the feeling of being in the gutter but looking up at the stars. In other words, hope in a dark place. It also makes me think of loss, somehow...
Very cynical. At first I thought there might be something beautiful at the root of this song- but I think its about how hollow a Columbine victory could be. Very, very, hollow.
Definitely one of their finest.
The first word should be "swallowing".
I remember reading that Siouxsie said this song is about "GREED & DISEASE".
I always loved the line "index and thumb Pull some strings, let them sing" It means two things to me. First: you play the Bass by pulling the strings with index and thumb fingers" Secondly: A doctor stitching a wound does it with his index and thumb... .the sing is the scream...
This song reminds me of the anime "Cowboy Bebop" a lot. Reminds me of an action packed life.
this song generally talk about drugs
first stanza talks about meth crystal that shine and shrink when used stagnation is the state of the meth that went you put flame it turns to liquid
swallowing diamond are drugs the you swallow ex meth and your teeth is the result of the like a tombstone dirty and rot
jamboree of surprises meant the feel good but also you play a dangerous game