The Stars (Are Out Tonight) Lyrics
David Bowie
Lyrics
Stars are never sleeping
Dead ones and the living
We live closer to the earth
Never to the heavens
The stars are never far away
Stars are out tonight
They watch us from behind their shades
Brigitte, Jack and Kate and Brad
From hehind their tinted window stretch
Gleaming like blackened sunshine
Stars are never sleeping
Dead ones and the living
Waiting for the first move
Satyrs and their child wives
Waiting for the last move
Soaking up our primitive world
Stars are never sleeping
Dead ones and the living
Their jealousy’s spilling down
The stars must stick together
We will never be rid of these stars
But I hope they live forever
And they know just what we do
That we toss and turn at night
They’re waiting to make their moves
But the stars are out tongiht
Here they are upon the stairs
Sexless and not aware
They are the stars, they’re dying for you
But I hope they live forever
They burn you with their radiant smiles
Trap you with their beautiful eyes
They’re broke and shamed or drunk or scared
But I hope they live forever
Their jealousy’s spilling down
The stars must stick together
We will never be rid of these stars
But I hope they live forever
And they know just what we do
That we toss and turn at night
They’re waiting to make their moves on us
But the stars are out tonight
The stars are out tonight
The stars are out tonight
Song & Lyrics Facts
David Bowie's "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" is a single from his album The Next Day, released in 2013. It was written by David Bowie and Tony Visconti, produced by Visconti, and features the band members Gail Ann Dorsey on bass guitar, Earl Slick on electric guitar, Gerry Leonard on acoustic guitar and keyboardist Mike Garson.
This song belongs to the rock genre, with lyrics about the stars being out tonight and how they can be seen from our windows. This single peaked at number 11 in Belgium and 28 in France. The music video for this song was created as a short film starring David Bowie and Tilda Swinton, directed by Floria Sigismondi. In an interview, Sigismondi said that she wanted to create a story which explored the idea of fame, celebrity and identity.