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When the Stars Go Blue Lyrics

Edit Lyrics dancin' where the stars go blue dancin' where the evening fell dancin' in your wooden shoes in a wedding gown dancin' out on 7th street dancin' through the underground dancin' little marionette are you happy now? where do you go when you're lonely? where do you go when you're blue? where do you go when you're lonely? i'll follow you when the stars go bluelaughing with your pretty mouth laughing with your broken eyes laughing with your lover's tongue in a lullabye where do you go when you're lonely? where do you go when you're blue? where do you go when you're lonely? i'll follow you when the stars go blue. New! Log in to start a snippet Song Info Submitted by ang On Jan 02, 2002 More Ryan Adams Come Pick Me Up Wonderwall (Oasis cover) La Cienega Just Smiled Sylvia Plath English Girls Approximately dancin' where the stars go blue dancin' where the evening fell dancin' in your wooden shoes in a wedding gown dancin' out on 7th street dancin' through the underground dancin' little marionette are you happy now? where do you go when you're lonely? where do you go when you're blue? where do you go when you're lonely? i'll follow you when the stars go blue laughing with your pretty mouth laughing with your broken eyes laughing with your lover's tongue in a lullabye where do you go when you're lonely? where do you go when you're blue? where do you go when you're lonely? i'll follow you when the stars go blue. Correcting wrong lyrics Fixing missing lines Removing extra lines Updating to official version Switching between clean/explicit (official) Fixing line breaks or spacing Correcting stanza/section order Removing unofficial annotations or brackets Correcting punctuation or capitalization Fixing spelling/typo errors Removing non-lyric content Standardizing formatting Other (explain below) Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks! These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators. You must be logged in to edit lyrics. Unable to save lyrics. Please try again. Lyrics cannot contain links. Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours. Edit Cancel Editing Tips Keep it true to the song

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View Profile Dismiss by crowscall 13y ago

The stars going blue refers to the shift of the light of the stars. When the stars are moving away from us, the light appears red and the universe is expanding. When the stars go blue, the universe would be collapsing back in on itself. Thus when her universe collapses in on itself and her relationship is failing, he'll be there for her. Pretty clever stuff!

Song Meaning The stars going blue refers to the shift of the light of the stars. When the stars are moving away from us, the light appears red and the universe is expanding. When the stars go blue, the universe would be collapsing back in on itself. Thus when her universe collapses in on itself and her relationship is failing, he'll be there for her. Pretty clever stuff! Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +9 Users: Reply · 0 Share by Mandy 24y ago

i think the corrs and bono covered this....am i right?

i think the corrs and bono covered this....am i right? Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +2 Users: Reply · 0 Share by BasketOfFish 19y ago

Tim McGraw also did a cover of this, and it was actually the first version that I heard. Now that I've heard Ryan Adams' version, I love it to death. I just can't get over the amount of emotion he puts into his songs that most artists these days leave behind.

But if you haven't heard Tim McGraw's version, I would highly recommend looking into it. It's different, but I honestly think it's nearly just as good as the original.

Anyway, I really wish I knew for sure what the meaning behind this song, cause it's just so damn beautiful.

Tim McGraw also did a cover of this, and it was actually the first version that I heard. Now that I've heard Ryan Adams' version, I love it to death. I just can't get over the amount of emotion he puts into his songs that most artists these days leave behind. But if you haven't heard Tim McGraw's version, I would highly recommend looking into it. It's different, but I honestly think it's nearly just as good as the original. Anyway, I really wish I knew for sure what the meaning behind this song, cause it's just so damn beautiful. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +2 Users: Reply · 0 Share by cubbyblues 17y ago

As someone said, this is about a woman who got married but is unhappy. The first two verses point to that. She's dancing in her wedding gown, she's a marionette and he almost sarcastically poses the question to her if she's happy.

He is still in love with her and wants her to know he'll always be there for her,

"laughing with your pretty mouth, laughing with your broken eyes, laughing with your lover's tongue in a lullabye"

She's faking happiness.

My Interpretation As someone said, this is about a woman who got married but is unhappy. The first two verses point to that. She's dancing in her wedding gown, she's a marionette and he almost sarcastically poses the question to her if she's happy. He is still in love with her and wants her to know he'll always be there for her, "laughing with your pretty mouth, laughing with your broken eyes, laughing with your lover's tongue in a lullabye" She's faking happiness. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +2 Users: Reply · 0 Share by marmarthecarebear 24y ago

I'm really not sure what it means, but I absolutly love it to death!

I'm really not sure what it means, but I absolutly love it to death! Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 0 Share by Mol 24y ago

I think it means that when you're feelin really lonely, there's always that certain someone that you can go to for comfort.

I think it means that when you're feelin really lonely, there's always that certain someone that you can go to for comfort. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 0 Share by iluvoth 20y ago

jeez, everyone has made a cover of t his song i swear lol. i've never heard the corrs/bono version but i have heard the tyler hilton/bethany joy galeotti versiona dn its pretty good. personally, i think when ryan sings it it sounds super sad. but it's a good song none the less

jeez, everyone has made a cover of t his song i swear lol. i've never heard the corrs/bono version but i have heard the tyler hilton/bethany joy galeotti versiona dn its pretty good. personally, i think when ryan sings it it sounds super sad. but it's a good song none the less Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 0 Share by carrieolsoncarden 12y ago

I've always loved this song. I used to listen to this song a LOT before my husband and I married. As I would listen I would dream of "dancing in my wooden shoes and a wedding gown." When we did marry this was one of the songs I thought about having our first dance to, but my final decision ended up being "Across the Universe" by the Beatles. It's hard to beat the Beatles :) ANYWAY! Back to my whole point here! I ran across it on youtube this morning after not hearing it in quite awhile. As I was listening to the lyrics I noticed how similar the meaning of the song is to the song "I will follow you into the dark" by Death Cab for Cutie. This song came out before DCFC's though (I'm pretty sure?) Who knows, maybe this song inspired their's when they wrote it? Either way I love them both. And I love the concept and meaning behind each of them. Many people have this fairy tale image of what marriage will be. I did as well when I was younger. After actually experiencing marriage, commitment, and real love, I've learned that marriage is nothing like a fairy tale, not even close. It can be really hard at times, it takes compromise, patience, selflessness, and a hell of a lot of work. Which I guess is why a lot of marriages don't last, because people have unrealistic expectations, and when they see that it's not all rainbows and butterflies they want out. But when you truly love someone no matter what struggles you may face you don't give up. You'd walk to the ends of the earth if that's what it takes. When my husband and I said our wedding vows we promised to love each other through it all, bad times and good, sickness and health, and most importantly til death do us part. I think this song, and DCFC's "I will follow you into the dark", capture what true love is really all about. Loving a person completely unconditionally, even the deepest darkest parts of who they are. Loving a person so much that you'd follow them anywhere, even to death. Loving a person so much that even if the world was ending, and the universe was collapsing in on itself, there's still no place you'd rather be than by their side. THAT is true love, not the stuff you see in the movies. And even though the lyrics are dark, just like real life can be, there's something so beautiful about the struggle. It shows you that if you truly love someone with all your heart and soul, and they love you the same, there's nothing that can't make it through together. And the hard times teach you not to take the good times for granted. When you go through those difficult times that come (because they will, NO ONE is immune to problems) it makes you appreciate the good times that much more. Without the bitter, the sweet just ain't as sweet <3

Song Comparison I've always loved this song. I used to listen to this song a LOT before my husband and I married. As I would listen I would dream of "dancing in my wooden shoes and a wedding gown." When we did marry this was one of the songs I thought about having our first dance to, but my final decision ended up being "Across the Universe" by the Beatles. It's hard to beat the Beatles :) ANYWAY! Back to my whole point here! I ran across it on youtube this morning after not hearing it in quite awhile. As I was listening to the lyrics I noticed how similar the meaning of the song is to the song "I will follow you into the dark" by Death Cab for Cutie. This song came out before DCFC's though (I'm pretty sure?) Who knows, maybe this song inspired their's when they wrote it? Either way I love them both. And I love the concept and meaning behind each of them. Many people have this fairy tale image of what marriage will be. I did as well when I was younger. After actually experiencing marriage, commitment, and real love, I've learned that marriage is nothing like a fairy tale, not even close. It can be really hard at times, it takes compromise, patience, selflessness, and a hell of a lot of work. Which I guess is why a lot of marriages don't last, because people have unrealistic expectations, and when they see that it's not all rainbows and butterflies they want out. But when you truly love someone no matter what struggles you may face you don't give up. You'd walk to the ends of the earth if that's what it takes. When my husband and I said our wedding vows we promised to love each other through it all, bad times and good, sickness and health, and most importantly til death do us part. I think this song, and DCFC's "I will follow you into the dark", capture what true love is really all about. Loving a person completely unconditionally, even the deepest darkest parts of who they are. Loving a person so much that you'd follow them anywhere, even to death. Loving a person so much that even if the world was ending, and the universe was collapsing in on itself, there's still no place you'd rather be than by their side. THAT is true love, not the stuff you see in the movies. And even though the lyrics are dark, just like real life can be, there's something so beautiful about the struggle. It shows you that if you truly love someone with all your heart and soul, and they love you the same, there's nothing that can't make it through together. And the hard times teach you not to take the good times for granted. When you go through those difficult times that come (because they will, NO ONE is immune to problems) it makes you appreciate the good times that much more. Without the bitter, the sweet just ain't as sweet