Seeing Stars

Seeing Stars

Seeing Stars

Words and Music: Noel Chidwick

About Seeing Stars

I’ve lived in a city (Birmingham, Newcastle and for the last twenty-six years, Edinburgh) all my life. Not really by choice, but that’s the way it goes. Looking up at the night sky is an awe-inspiring sight that is just not so rewarding in a city, where the lights swamp the starlight. As a consequence, I like to holiday as far away from the sodium lights as possible and I enjoy nothing more than staring up at the stars of a really dark sky, picking out the band¬†of the Milky Way.

It was always my dream to live by the sea and have all that sky to enjoy. One day.

I dedicate this song to Astronomers all over the world: let your sky always be dark.

Lyrics

Walking through the city streets

Late at night

Silence hanging thinly, like a veil

Roads wet reflecting yellow

Streaks of light

The clouds are gone but stars are barely seen

Frowning I return home to live a dream…

Walking on a pebble beach

At twilight

Waves crashing, salt spray cold and sharp

Along the coast a lighthouse shines

A warming sight

I smile pleased with the day that’s passed

Soon the stars will glisten, and I’m at peace, at last…

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Posted 3rd February, 2009 by Noel

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