[Verse 1]
There’s a fire in your eyes like a secret kept too long,
Flickering headlines on a midnight song.
I walk through shadows where the clock unwinds,
Like a vinyl skipping in forgotten lines.
Neon streetlamps pulse like a heartbeat’s lie,
I chase your echo but it’s a ghost in the sky.
[Pre-Chorus]
I tell myself, “Let go, it’s just a game,”
But you spin wild — a wild card untamed.
[Chorus]
You come onto me like a spark on the breeze,
A whisper that dances just out of reach.
You’re a star in the rain, a flame in the dark,
A riddle that’s etched deep in my heart.
I’m haunted, I’m haunted,
By that star in the rain.
[Verse 2]
You’re the grin on the glass, a sly silhouette,
Like a gambler’s ace I can’t forget.
I check the mirror, but all I see,
Is a restless tide that pulls me to thee.
I laugh like I’m free, but I’m caught in the sea,
Sailing on ghosts only I seem to see.
[Pre-Chorus - Variant]
Not love, not pain, just a roll of the dice,
A twist of fate spun in sugar and ice.
[Chorus]
You come onto me like a moth to a flame,
A flicker, a shadow, never the same.
You’re a star in the rain, a phantom in flight,
A puzzle that dances just out of sight.
I’m haunted, I’m haunted,
By that star in the rain.
[Verse 3]
Coins tossed in puddles, they shimmer and fall,
Like chances I lost, like a reckless call.
I chase after glimmers in fractured light,
Like a poet who writes by the flicker of night.
Your laughter still rings in the cracks of the street,
A melody haunting where time and memory meet.
[Pre-Chorus - Variant]
I tell myself, “Turn the page, start anew,”
But you blaze bright — a neon tattoo.
[Chorus]
You come onto me like a spark in the storm,
A wildfire caught in a shape reborn.
You’re a star in the rain, an unsolved sign,
A phantom that’s tangled in rhythm and rhyme.
I’m haunted, I’m haunted,
By that star in the rain.
[Bridge 1 - Instrumental]
(Latin shuffle groove with sax and piano interplay)
No umbrella, no call for rescue,
Just spinning lights and a heart that’s true.
Slipping feet, a racing pulse,
Dancing shadows in a midnight waltz.
[Bridge 2 - Spoken / half-sung]
They say stars don’t fall, but you broke the sky,
Drifting where lonely echoes lie.
I reach through the haze, caught in the pain,
Still just a fool — a fool in the rain.
(Build back up — full band returns!)
[Extended Chorus]
You come onto me like a ghost in the flame,
A whispered name I can’t tame.
You’re a star in the rain, a secret divine,
A spell woven deep in the strands of time.
You come onto me like a flicker, a spark,
A shadow that’s lighting the dark.
I’m haunted, I’m haunted,
By that star in the rain.
[Outro - Fade out with vocal ad libs and percussion jam]
Star in the rain...
Fool in the game...
Round and round, chasing flame...
Spin me once, spin me twice...
Still I’m chasing that star in the rain...
