Starchild Lyrics
[GELSEY]
Side 1, Track 3. “Starchild.”
[BRITTAIN (Starchild)]
WHEN I WAS A BABY
I WAS BLESSED BY A STRANGER
IN WATERS I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND
AND NOW I’M INFECTED
WITH DISBELIEF AND BLASPHEMY
I’LL NEVER HAVE A HOLY LAND
I AM GHOST
IN THE EYES OF MY GOD
BUT I WILL TRANSCEND
AND VOMIT THIS LOSER OUT OF ME
I WILL BECOME THE NEXT BIG THING
[ALL]
I WILL LIGHT MYSELF ON FIRE
[BRITTAIN]
IT’S TIME TO GET OUT OF BED
AND BE THE STARCHILD I CAN BE
A BILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY
SOMEONE’S THINKING THE SAME THING
BUT HE’S ALREADY TURNED TO DUST
AND THE STARLIGHT I SEE
IS A BILLION LIGHT YEARS OLD
A GHOST JUST LIKE THE REST OF US
NOTHING I SEE
IS THERE ANYMORE
[ALL]
BUT I WILL TRANSCEND
AND VOMIT THIS LOSER OUT OF ME
I WILL BECOME THE NEXT BIG THING
I WILL LIGHT MYSELF ON FIRE
[BRITTAIN]
IT’S TIME TO GET OUT OF BED
AND BE THE STARCHILD I CAN BE
About “Starchild”
(Unreviewed)Usher plotline. Roxie’s child, Starchild, was stolen by Rose Red (as the “secret baptism” that the Bear insists upon). The Starchild was blessed by Rose, yet she now doesn’t believe in God; however, she insists that she will “vomit this loser out of [her]”, and that she will “set [herself] on fire”.
The Starchild, played by Brittain, was taken by Rose, also played by Brittain, from Roxie, who is also played by Brittain. Thus creates a cycle of Brittain stealing herself from herself.
