A song describing a bitter disillusionment and a breakdown of a relationship, which, as it typically goes, seems to begin with minor disagreements about which bands the two prefer and develops into an irreconcilable difference that cannot be overcome despite the fact that it came from such a seeming...
[Verse 1]
I wanted to show you John's star
And lay down with you in strawberry fields
You said you're gonna lay down here
You're gonna lay down alone
I thought I told you I was ruined by the stones
[Verse 2]
I don't ever want you to come home again
I don't wanna hear your call, your voice in my room
I am divine and my arms are stronger than rivers
And when you feel that way, you want to feel that way again
Forever
[Chorus]
Once ruined, baby, you stay ruined
Yeah, once ruined, baby, you stay ruined
[Bridge]
Anything is beautiful and I blame you
I woke up in your sheets of rain
And everything you touch around here
You leave a stain
[Chorus]
Once ruined, baby, you stay ruined
Yeah, once ruined, baby, you stay ruined
John’s Star was written by The National.
John’s Star was produced by The National & Nick Lloyd.
The National released John’s Star on Tue Oct 30 2001.