Vein Of Stars
Wayne's Notes from the Album:
"I picked up a guitar that Steven had tuned to an odd open chord (F 6/9) and, without thinking, strummed it a couple of times and immediately sang (off the top of my head) the first line into the tape recorder, 'Who knows, maybe there isn't a vein of stars calling out my name.' My intention was to sing something cosmic about how humans have (as science reveals more and more about the nature of time and space) been abandoned by the stars... But I believe, once we finished it (the song and its production), it seemed to convey just the opposite... That almost despite science we are connected to the stars... Because we love to look at them, we hope maybe they love to look at us..."
"I picked up a guitar that Steven had tuned to an odd open chord (F 6/9) and, without thinking, strummed it a couple of times and immediately sang (off the top of my head) the first line into the tape recorder, 'Who knows, maybe there isn't a vein of stars calling out my name.' My intention was to sing something cosmic about how humans have (as science reveals more and more about the nature of time and space) been abandoned by the stars... But I believe, once we finished it (the song and its production), it seemed to convey just the opposite... That almost despite science we are connected to the stars... Because we love to look at them, we hope maybe they love to look at us..."
Who knows, maybe there isn't
A vein of stars calling out my name
No glow from above our heads
Nothing there to see you down on your knees
Twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven
Off in the future maybe there ain't no heaven
It's just you and me, and maybe it's just as well
And if there ain't no heaven, maybe there ain't no hell
Who knows, maybe there isn't
A vein of stars calling out my name
Who knows, maybe there isn't
A vein of stars calling out my name
Who knows? (calling out my name)
Who knows? (calling out my name)
Who knows? (calling out my name)
Who knows? (calling out my name)
Calling out my name (calling out my name)
Who knows? (calling out my name)
Who knows? (calling out my name)
Calling out my name
A vein of stars calling out my name
No glow from above our heads
Nothing there to see you down on your knees
Off in the future maybe there ain't no heaven
It's just you and me, and maybe it's just as well
And if there ain't no heaven, maybe there ain't no hell
A vein of stars calling out my name
Who knows, maybe there isn't
A vein of stars calling out my name
Who knows? (calling out my name)
Who knows? (calling out my name)
Who knows? (calling out my name)
Calling out my name (calling out my name)
Who knows? (calling out my name)
Who knows? (calling out my name)
Calling out my name
Discography Appearances
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Live
"Vein Of Stars" debuted in April 2006 and has been played at nearly every Flaming Lips show since. Starting in August 2006, it has been given a live coda of Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite Finale." Starting in New York in September 2006, shows featuring laser pointers have had a climactic moment midway through "Vein Of Stars," during which the video screen instructs the audience to all point their lasers at Wayne while he holds up a large mirror. This was done to amazing effect at Bonnaroo 2007, where the dust in the air made approximately 10,000 laser beams show up extremely well.
| 10/02/2010 | Oakland CA USA | Fox Theater | Download Available | |
| 04/22/2010 | Bloomington IN USA | Indiana University Auditorium | Little 500 | Download Available |
| 04/18/2010 | Ithaca NY USA | Barton Hall At Cornell University | ||
| 03/12/2010 | Austin TX USA | Austin Music Hall | ||
| 12/31/2009 | Oklahoma City OK USA | Cox Center | New Year's Eve | |
| 11/11/2009 | London England | The Troxy | Download Available | |
| 11/10/2009 | London England | The Troxy | ||
| 11/01/2009 | New Orleans LA USA | New Orleans City Park | Voodoo Music Experience | |
| 10/18/2009 | San Francisco CA USA | Treasure Island | Treasure Island Music Festival | |
| 09/18/2009 | Columbus OH USA | Lifestyle Communities Pavilion |
New Year's Eve
Cox Center
Oklahoma City OK - USA
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Fox Theater
Pomona CA - USA
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Fox Theater
Pomona CA - USA
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Del Mar Race Track
Del Mar CA - USA
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New Year's Eve
Cox Center
Oklahoma City OK - USA
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Poolside At The Palm's Hotel
Las Vegas NV - USA
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Southern Comfort Music Experience
Willow Island
Madison WI - USA
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Southern Comfort Music Experience
Willow Island
Madison WI - USA
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Les Schwab Ampitheater
Bend OR - USA
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Sasquatch! Festival
The Gorge
George WA - USA
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Sasquatch! Festival
The Gorge
Quincy WA - USA
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