Lyric discussion by Soft Rose 

Cover art for (I Never Wanted) To Be a Star lyrics by Cat Stevens

This song really confused me when i read the lyrics-its great, like all his music but it defo confused me more than he usually does.SImple in a way-he was sinking into a bad way of life and something got him out of that. Still, it seems muddling-or in my brain anyway! The 'another bean in the star machine bit' seems to be about him not standing out and then standing out, almost defeating it and making him a star. If all just seems really odd......