Star Tears

Original tune.
Based on Brightness Falls From Air by James Tiptree Jr

Star tears they are falling, falling,
As the last of a planet dies.
Last vendetta of their culture calling,
I see the look in my old lover's eyes.

Contraband, torture, suffering.
I mend fragile wings, but I can't mend lives.
There's a way, I hear it whispering.
Something will fill our empty lives.

Star tears they are falling, falling,
As the last of a planet dies.
Last vendetta of their culture calling,
I see the look in my old lover's eyes.

A starship comes with unexpected guests;
Both friend and foe come to see the skies.
Four movie stars, a prince, an invalid,
Unlucky fortune and fate's designs.

Star tears they are falling, falling,
As the last of a planet dies.
Last vendetta of their culture calling,
I see the look in my old lover's eyes.

Holding wonder an inch away, bartering.
If I can make it, I can save their lives.
I feel the wings, against my heart, fluttering . . .
There's a last breath as she says goodbye.

Star tears they are falling, falling,
As the last of a planet dies.
Last vendetta of their culture calling,
I see the look in my old lover's eyes.

I never hoped to reverse our fortunes,
Though I had hopes I could not disguise.
A hint of brightness to light our way through life,
I see their faces in the starry skies.

Star tears they are falling, falling,
As the last of a planet dies.
Last vendetta of their culture calling,
I see the look in my old lover's eyes.

July 5, 1999

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