Someone Else's Star

Every person, at some point in their life, will have the dream to find that special someone that makes them feel complete. Just like every other person, Bryan White tells his story of misfortunes he has with finding the right person, in the song, “Someone Else’s Star”. Bryan White is a multitalented country singer who over the years has become a multi-platinum artist. The uniqueness of his songs tells stories about White’s life experiences that help bring the listener closer to him as a person. Bryan White is a “master stylist” who is determined to build on his career and success. “Someone Else’s Star” is a heartfelt single that describes the success other people have finding their lifelong partner, while the artist seems to have the worst luck out of everyone. Bryan White incorporates the literary devices of imagery and alliteration to enhance the song as a whole.

“Someone else’s star” revolves around the theme of never receiving what you want regardless of how hard one may try. The entire song is an allusion to the nursery rhyme of wishing upon a shooting star. The man keeps wishing on the bright stars, “Oh I wish I may/And I wish with all my might”, but every time he seems to wish on a star another person, besides him, seems to fall in love. Imagery is used throughout the song to enhance the song, and allow the reader to fully imagine what Bryan White is trying to portray. While looking at the sky, “the stars are shining bright” is showing the setting of the night as he stares up at the sky. The night is dark and lonesome but the stars give a twinkle and a sense of hope for Bryan to try and find love again. At another instance “I sit here in the dark/and stare up at the sky”, the listener of the song would picture the great outdoors on a cloudless night to fully grasp the song content. The use of the imagery adds a sense of creativity and vividness to the theme of the song. Bryan White makes the song more artistic by adding alliteration throughout the song. While still outside the singer looks up to see that the “stars are shining” all over the dark sky. The repetition of the constant sounds helps to give the song a little bit of rhythm.

Bryan White is an artist that writes about personal experiences and hardships he has faced and overcome. “Someone else’s star” is a great song to show the emotions that writers experience while trying to write a particular song. White is going through pain in the song and he expresses the pain of loneliness throughout. The artist tells his story of wishing upon stars but never seeing any progress. As he wishes on the stars his friends seem to be the lucky ones. Bryan shows distraught when wishing to be someone else that is able to find the type of love that he is looking for. It is seen as lucky to wish upon a star when you want something, but Bryan is receiving the opposite of what he wants, pain.

Alone again tonight

without someone to love

The stars are shining bright

So one more wish goes up

Oh I wish I may

And I wish with all my might

For the love I'm dreamin of

And missin in my life

You'd think that I could find

A true love of my own

It happens all the time

To people that I know

Their wishes all come true

So I've got to believe

There's still someone out there

Who was meant for only me

I guess I must be wishin on someone else's star

It seems like someone else keeps gettin what I'm wishin for

Why can't I be as lucky as those other people are

I guess I must be wishin on someone else's star

I sit here in the dark

And stare up at the sky

I can't my heart

One good reason why

Everywhere I look

It's lovers that I see

Seems like everyone's in love

Everyone but me

I guess I must be wishin on someone else's star
It seems like someone else keeps gettin what I'm wishin for
Why can't I be as lucky as those other people are
I guess I must be wishin on someone else's star

Why can't I be as lucky as those other people are
I guess I must be wishin on someone else's star