Stars Casting Light In The Rain

This song was a songwriting exercise. And another idea received in a dream... in that dream, I got to hear a very rare b-side by one of my favorite bands. When I woke up, I remembered just few bars of the chorus and the song title without the first word, [?] Casting Light In The Rain... for several years, the chords very ready, but I couldn't figure out what the song would be about because of that missing word. Then I decided that the word should be "Stars", because that is a word the songwriter of the band has used quite often in the lyrics. After that, the lyric writing was more straightforward, a story how we could all be stars and able to beat the "bad guys" by being kind and well-behaved, these are true super powers.

I couldn't find their song that would match the melody in the dream, although it resembled some of the songs on one of their albums... so I decided to write and arrange the song in the spirit of that album, but not doing a complete pastiche, rather something my own way, although it is clear that "my way" has been inspired by the group (someone has mentioned the band on this forum when commenting my song...).

Anyway, I hope the song works for you on its own, even without knowing about any references. I would classify the song in the sophisti-pop genre, but maybe you have other ideas. BIAB provided once again the perfect band for my vision, that ElectroFlutes is a classic!

(the band in question is Prefab Sprout, its songwriter Paddy McAloon and the album From Langley Park To Memphis).

RealDrums: Tabla8ths, DjembeKeitaEv16
Loop: Mark Tree - gradual in with shimmer.wav

RealTracks:
2615:Bass, Electric, FunkPumpingQuarters Ev 100
2448:Guitar, Electric, Background, PopDreamyBrent Ev 085
3754:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopAutoswellBrent Ev 110
3700:Guitar, Acoustic, Soloist SlackKeyBallad Ev 085
3390:Mandolin, Soloist BalladPopTremoloAndy Ev 065
1841:Synth Pad, PopModernGrooveHigh Ev16 075
2364:Synth, ElectroFlutes, Rhythm Pop Ev 085
3765:Vibes, Rhythm PopBallad Ev 085
3278:Vocal Mmms, Rhythm RockNRollGospel12-8 4-part Sw 065

Vocals: Synthesizer V Saros (lead), Sheena & Natalie & Weina & Asterian (backing)

Mixed in Cakewalk by BandLab (Neutron 4, Ozone 11, Neoverb)

Lyrics:

[Verse]
Life's a prayer in unsettled swirls
life's a nightmare
where all the bullies rule the world
they can twist kindness into sin
corruption is their normal way to win
gluttony in flashy towers
wrecking them takes super powers.

[Chorus]
Stars casting light in the rain
fighting for dawn in the night
heroes like Parker and Wayne
are not afraid of the heights.
Upside down kisses in cowl suits
charmingly beating the brutes.

[Verse]
Life's a dream to become a star
life's a class team
to learn how tactful heroes are
they can hide selves by being masked
helping strangers even if not asked
in the web of stellar armory
pulling threads for greater harmony.

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Storms raise the dark to obscure the facts
but we are the stars to illuminate the virtuous acts.

[Chorus]

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Janne

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