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The song has been remixed and plays during the rival battle between Modern Sonic and Shadow in Sonic Generations, with much clearer lyrics.
Lyrics[]
Stars don't twinkle
The moon doesn't shine
Stars don't twinkle
The moon doesn't shine
Stars don't twinkle
The moon doesn't shine
Stars don't twinkle
The moon doesn't shine
Birds don't sing
The wind doesn't blow
To the pure body
To the perfect existence
Birds don't sing
The wind doesn't blow
To the pure body
To the perfect existence
I'm shivering with cold
I struggle against despair
Stars don't twinkle
The moon doesn't shine
Stars don't twinkle
The moon doesn't shine
Stars don't twinkle
The moon doesn't shine
Stars don't twinkle
The moon doesn't shine
Birds don't sing
The wind doesn't blow
To the pure body
To the perfect existence
Birds don't sing
The wind doesn't blow
To the pure body
To the perfect existence
I'm shivering with cold
I struggle against despair
Connection to the character[]
The song is about Shadow's apathy
Stars don't twinkle // The moon doesn't shine // Birds don't sing // The wind doesn't blow – To Shadow, he doesn't see the beauty or wanderlusts of life and goes out of his way to basically disapprove the illogically of life. Stars don't twinkle, they are burning balls of plasma. The moon doesn't shine, it reflects light from the sun. Birds don't sing, it is simply their form of communication for their species. The gist is, how is one created to be perfect in all sense of the word supposed to feel emotional attachment to anything that makes a person feel alive when there is a logical explanation behind it all. Rather, why does it matter to begin with?
To the pure body // To the perfect existence – To Shadow the "Ultimate Lifeform" created to be perfect and without flaw, he still believes he is immaculate and this is something he doesn't need to but has to prove to Sonic.
I'm shivering with cold // I struggle against despair – Shadow coming to terms that his purpose, stripped away. Created to serve others. And the vengeance for Maria was nothing more than self-satisfaction, not for her but for himself. He doesn't have anything else to believe in. The line "I struggle with despair" may be referencing all the trauma build up and confusion he's been dealing with up to his final battle with Sonic. This life or death battle with Sonic because he needs this victory that he is the ultimate lifeform. To prove he is better, his way was the right choice.
