Almost Dylan-esque lyrics based upon the fall of the the so-called 'bright morning star' of Isaiah 14.
Story behind the song
Well, I had been listening to a whole lot of Bob Dylan music and studying Isaiah 14 so it made for an interesting mix.
Lyrics
BRIGHT STAR
Lyrics by Peter Merz
Music by Jody Fritz
Bright star of the dawn
I looked for you but you could not be found
You had been thrown to the ground
There was no truth in you no more
For it had already fallen to the floor
And the mountain you'd been standing on
Well, it disappeared with the dawn
Bright star of the dawn
Hey, what's become of your long entourage?
Your throne is now a parking garage
As for that seventeenth floor suite
They gave the key to a beggar on the street
Rakes and rascals sing a vict'ry hymn
And the trees bow and say, "Amen!"
CHORUS
Bright star - shine while you still can
Bright star - your castles are made of sand
Bright star - you've been banned from heaven and I AM
Now time's but a strand...
So bright star of the dawn shine while you still can
Bright Star of the dawn
Nations and kings will come and mock at you
Heaven's angels will hurl rocks at you
Your accusations have no air
For the blood of salvation frees the heirs
Is that you trembling from below
As Michael's trumpet begins to blow?
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE
Ah, how you haven fallen, bright star of the dawn
This planet, she may carry your scars
But you won't get very far
REPEAT CHORUS
(C) 1999 Scribe And Sage Music (BMI)/Jody Fritz. All Rights Reserved.