When all the stars were falling
I reached up like you said.
All the stars were falling;
One hit me in the head
And I fell down, down, down.
I fell down, down.
When all the stars were falling
They fell from above
And I thought of hate and I thought of hate
And then I thought of love
I fell down, down, down.
I fell down, down.
And I’ve learned how to dance from a Vincent Van Gogh
And the nights were wrapped in a white sheet.
And now no one even says hello
‘Cause I couldn’t stand on my two feet.
I fell down. I fell down.
Down, down, down, down. Down, down.
Now the peace you will find, in your own you have found,
The lights of the city are the stars on the ground.
I may not be a quaalude living in a speed zone,
But I could be restful. I could be someone’s home,
If I fell down, and I fell down, down.
Now all the stars have fallen.
"'When all the stars were falling I reached up like you said/All the stars were falling/And one hit me in the head.' There's this beautiful image of the stars falling, like in an illustration in a children's book, and then one hits you in the head. Sometimes, even when you're trying your hardest, things can still knock you over. Part of it is also that things on earth have a magical quality too - 'The lights of the city are the stars on the ground.' I wrote this when I was living on the nineteenth floor of a New York City apartment building."
Quaalude: a drug that produces calm without sleepiness, usually prescribed to treat anxiety and nervousness, relax muscle tension, control certain types of muscle spasms, and treat less severe sleep problems.
Note: It is indicated in Tails that this line about a quaalude is a quote from a New York City cab driver.