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The Celestial Nature of Ideas: Stars and Solitude

In Mary Chapin Carpenter's evocative lyrics, the interplay of solitude and inspiration unfolds as Joseph contemplates life over a cup of coffee. The imagery, rich with nostalgia and poetry, portrays ideas as celestial beings—stars that illuminate thoughts and dreams. From cradling the past in a dusty curio store to the serenity of a night filled with music, Carpenter invites listeners to reflect on the language of longing, personal connections, and the beauty of imagination. In a world marked by loneliness, ideas beckon us to soar beyond the mundane.

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The Celestial Nature of Ideas: Stars and Solitude

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  1. IDEAS ARE LIKE STARS by Mary Chapin Carpenter

  2. “Today Joseph is sitting alone, with occasional nods to the waitress”

  3. “She tops off his cup while she’s snapping her gum,…”

  4. Your Text Here “…making her rounds on the lunch shift”

  5. “Counting out coins, he leaves them arranged…”

  6. “…in neat lines, and circles, and arcs”

  7. “She just stares at the tip that spells out her name...”

  8. “and ideas are like stars”

  9. “And yesterday pedaling down 4th Avenue,…”

  10. “…between the stalls and the bookshops”

  11. “The sepia tones of a lost afternoon cradled a curio storefront”

  12. “And inside the air was thick with the past…”

  13. “…as the dust settled onto his heart”

  14. “And here for a moment is every place in the world…”

  15. “…and ideas are like stars”

  16. “They fall from the sky,…”

  17. “…they run round your head”

  18. “They litter your sleep as they beckon”

  19. “They teach you to fly without wires or thread”

  20. “They promise if only you let them”

  21. “For the language of longing never had words,…”

  22. “…so how did you speak from your heart”

  23. “Yet here is a box that swears it has heard”

  24. “…that ideas are like stars”

  25. “Tonight Joseph stood out in the yard…”

  26. “…as Debussy played from the kitchen”

  27. “Celestial companions ‘til morning’s first light…”

  28. “…shone overhead and he listened”

  29. “And who was that shadow there by the gate,…”

  30. “…who was that there standing guard”

  31. “It was only lonliness…”

  32. “…and lonliness waits…”

  33. “…and ideas are like stars”

  34. “Ideas are like stars”

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