Shooting Star

Chasing Glory: Lou Reed's Shooting Star Reveals Life's Illusions
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Lyrics

All the people had their share of the glory

All individuals experienced their moments of success and recognition.

Looking out after you

Observing and caring for someone, possibly offering guidance or support.

It's just a story about winners and glory

The narrative revolves around achievers and the pursuit of success.

And you know that it's true

An affirmation that the described scenario is genuine and accurate.


Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star

An exclamation asserting that the subject is merely a fleeting, temporary success.

Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star

A repetition emphasizing the transient nature of the individual's success.


Some men may glory from a different condition

Some individuals find glory in different circumstances or possessions.

Of another car

Referencing a contrasting situation involving another car, possibly denoting material wealth.

And later persuasion would permit the arranging

Later influence or persuasion could facilitate the organization or planning of something.

Of a ...

A break or incomplete information marked by ellipsis.

And to cause more confusion, and to make this illusion

To create more uncertainty and foster false perceptions, reaching an undesirable extreme.

Would have gone too far

Suggesting that such illusions could lead to negative consequences.

And it's my ambition, of a jacket ignition

Expressing a personal aspiration related to igniting an engine in a Cadillac, symbolizing luxury.

In a cadillac metal car

The ambition involves a metallic car, possibly emphasizing a glamorous or opulent lifestyle.


Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star

A repetition underscoring the ephemeral nature of the person's success.

Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star

Reiterating the idea that the individual is only a momentary phenomenon in the spotlight.

Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star

Emphasizing once again the fleeting and transient nature of the person's prominence.

Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star

A reiterated acknowledgment of the temporary status of the individual's success.


You're just a shooting star

A conclusive statement affirming the transient and short-lived nature of the individual's success.

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