Look to the Stars

Words and Music: Rhodri James
Inspiration: The Star Trek: TNG episode "The Best of Both Worlds"

A MIDI file (8Kb) and GIF of the manuscript (10Kb) of this song are available.


        D
        As a child I looked to the stars
        C              D
        And what did I see?
          G       C         F       D
        Adventure shining there for me.
                 C
        In those jewels of light
                D
        All the future seemed bright,
               C                   D
        And it thrilled through my soul.
        
        
        As a man I looked to the stars
        And what did I see?
        Adventure's light still guiding me.
        With a starship and crew
        All my dreams could come true,
        And those dreams filled my soul.
        
        
            Dm                               F              Gm              Dm
        But nightmares also dwell within the shadows of our bright galactic dream,
                                             F                    Gm               A
        And one such caught and held me in a net through which my stars shed not a gleam.
           F             G                Eb                  Dm
        My soul and body torn from me and pledged against the stars,
                          C                   Dm         C         Dm
        And though I am restored and free, my soul still feels the scars.
        
        
        So now I look to the stars
        And what do I see?
        Adventure still shines there for me.
        But now out there I know
        Is a terrible foe,
        And I fear for my soul.
          C           D  Dm  D  Dm  Dsus2
        I fear for my soul.


PMS description

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        Key D
        Time 4/4

        @ Verse

        R. a`- a`- | d. a`- d d- e- | F.
        a | %C' b- c'-_ d'_ | d' A. |
        r d' b g | %c' b- a g- a_ | A+ |
        R f d | %c c- d- E_ | e
        r %f e | d d- e- F_ | f
        r a d | %C+ | F e- c. | D+ ||

        @ Bridge

        [Key Dm]
        R. a | a d' d' e' | d' c'- a. %b | c'- %b. g a | b a- f. g | A+ |
        R. a | a d' d' e' | d' c'- a. %b | c'- %b. g a | b a- f. g | A+ |
        R. a | c' %b c' d' | %b a- g. g | b. a- b c' | A.
        g | f e f g | e d C | R. e-_ f- | e e e d-_ e- | E+ ||