This is based on a 1935 novel of the same name by A. J. Cronin, which was also made into a film in 1939. The book tells of an English mining town pre-WWI, following families and their trials and triumphs, particularly a young man who is a miner and tries to change the conditions for which miners wor...
[Verse 1]
Like the fly on the wheel who says
"What a lot of dust we're raising"
Are you under the illusion
That you're part of this scheme?
Does it seem a lifetime ago
That you look with pride
On your world of dreams
[Chorus]
What is the meaning of this?
And the stars look down
What are you trying to do?
And the stars look down
Was it something I said?
And the stars look down
[Verse 2]
Like the rat in a maze who says
"Watch me choose my own direction"
Are you under the illusion
The path is winding your way?
Are you surprised by confusion
When it leads you astray?
Have you lived a lifetime today
Or do you feel like you just got carried away?
[Chorus]
What is the meaning of this?
And the stars look down
What are you trying to do?
And the stars look down
Was it something I said?
And the stars look down
Something you'd like me to do?
And the stars look down
[Bridge]
And the stars look down
[Chorus]
What is the meaning of this?
And the stars look down
What are you trying to do?
And the stars look down
Was it something I said?
And the stars look down
Something you'd like me to do?
And the stars look down
[Outro]
And the stars look down
And the stars look down
And the stars look down
The Stars Look Down was written by Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee & Neil Peart.
The Stars Look Down was produced by Rush & Paul Northfield.
Rush released The Stars Look Down on Tue May 14 2002.