From the recording With The Stars In Your Eyes
Piano, cello, vocals. Pretty minimalistic for me, right? I wrote this song with dual meanings in mind, but everyone takes their own personal notes when they hear it, so I won't ruin that by telling you the real stories behind the song.
Lyrics
With The Stars In Your Eyes
Words and Music © Shane Richards 2017 All rights reserved
I can’t sleep, but I can dream
Lying there, all vulnerable and bare
Just staring at the ceiling
With the stars in my eyes
In too deep, there's no retreat
The weight of the world is on my shoulders
I’ve never been one to be real bold
Clutching the sheets and pull them over
I know I’m supposed to be a soldier
With the stars in my eyes
Salute!
Where will you be when the sky starts falling?
Where will you be when the truth starts calling?
Where will you be when it all goes to shit?
With courage and valor, or cowardice?
Curled up in a ball, your back against the wall?
Or will you be the one with the checklist and the gun?
And the stars in your eyes?
I can’t sleep, but I can dream
Don’t be afraid of the darkness and the pain
You’ll never know, if you never wake
Cut down that rope from the apple tree
Hope you remember how it used to be
With the stars in your eyes