[Life] The Fairytale of the Starry Sky - Original Lyrics and MusicAuthor: JEFFI CHAO HUI WU Time: June 25, 2025, Wednesday, 4:07 PM ········································ [Life] The Fairytale of the Starry Sky - Original Lyrics and Music In my heart, that song "Fairy Tale of the Starry Sky" is not just a song, but a reverberation of life. It is not for publication, nor for performance; it is my most authentic record of that lonely era. It carries a touch of romance, a hint of sadness, and is overflowing with a kind of loneliness that I am reluctant to express. At the age of twenty, I left home alone, carrying my backpack and beloved guitar, and went to Melbourne to study abroad. It was my first time truly stepping out of the country, with no relatives around and a language barrier; everything felt both fresh and bewildering. I attended classes during the day and worked at night, returning to an empty room late at night. Looking at the lights on the streets of a foreign land, I often felt an indescribable loneliness and homesickness. The thing I did most often at that time was sit by the window playing my guitar, thinking about the nights back home and the familiar voices. No map, no prophecy, I only know—there is an unknown starry sky ahead calling me. During the day I hustle, at night I compose, the streets and coast of Sydney have become the backdrop of my wandering. Those melodies are not practiced; they are carved out by the intertwining of wind and rain, by life’s trials and tribulations. Some say I am too romantic, but in fact, behind every lyric lies an unspeakable loneliness and perseverance. Living in a shared apartment in an unfamiliar neighborhood, I had no relatives nearby, language barriers, and financial difficulties. I attended classes during the day, worked at night, and returned to the empty little room in the late hours. I often sat by the bed, quietly playing the piano. At that time, I wasn't playing for anyone; I just wanted to fill the room with some sound, to keep myself from feeling so lonely. Without the brightly lit streets for company, without the familiar voices of family, without a friend to confide in. Sometimes I find myself staring blankly at the night sky of the Southern Hemisphere, always feeling that the stars there are farther away than my hometown, yet also clearer. It’s like a silent friend, quietly accompanying me through countless late nights. Every time I pluck the strings, it feels like I’m talking to myself. Until one day, with the sea breeze blowing, I was playing guitar by the seaside, silently speaking to the world as usual. You appeared. Like a star that suddenly fell into the world from a fairy tale. You didn’t ask me about my past wounds, only saying that you would accompany me to see all the fireworks of the world in the future. We have truly come a long way together, witnessing the blooming of a hundred flowers and the changing of the seasons. Embracing under the rainbow bridge, making wishes under the starry sky, we have built our home with genuine feelings. This song is written for you, and also for my wandering youth. Every note carries rain, tears, and the quietly hidden hope. Not everyone can turn their life into a fairy tale, but I once truly turned that starry sky into a home. I did not write "Fairy Tale of the Starry Sky" at that time, but the emotions of this song stem from that deepest sense of wandering. Years later, in Sydney, I finally managed to settle down a bit and was able to turn the images in my heart into melody. This song sings of a wanderer's dream, a longing for a distant hometown, and my desire for warmth and connection even in solitude. Years later, I moved to Sydney, and life became much more stable. One quiet night, I flipped through old photos from that time and suddenly remembered the roads I walked, the tears I endured, and the dreams I held onto during those years in Melbourne. I picked up my guitar and slowly pieced those images together into a melody, writing all the little softness, the tiny regrets, and the bits of reluctance in my heart into this song. This is "Fairy Tale of the Starry Sky," a video work that I created with original lyrics and music, and performed myself. The melody is simple, and the lyrics are sincere. There is no elaborate packaging, no complex instrumentation, just me, a guitar, sitting by the sea, singing to my memories. This song is not just a romantic fairy tale, but also a gentle comfort left for the lonely me. It is the voice of the deep night, a silhouette of those years wandering in a foreign land, a collection of a real life bound together with music, left for my future self. Fairy Tale of the Starry Sky Original lyrics and music performed by: JEFFI CHAO HUI WU, Sydney — Romance Written Through Hardship Once in the prime of life, Leaving home with a guitar on my back. I don't know how vast the world is. Go see what's outside. I didn't know the world was so big. Drifting alone to the ends of the earth. The journey is filled with sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy. Chasing the colorful clouds at the horizon. One day I met you by the sea, You said you would accompany me in the future. Longing for the painting in my dreams, Write a fairy tale about the starry sky. We hold hands to see all the flowers. Embracing through spring, autumn, winter, and summer. Wandering under that pair of rainbows, Build a home in the clouds. A home across the seas, picturesque along the way, From the dawn to the crescent moon. Wandering under that starry sky, Build a warm home. Wandering under that starry sky, Build a romantic home. The lyrics describe meeting an ideal partner, wandering together, and building a home, as romantic as a fairy tale. But in my heart, it feels more like a spiritual comfort, a message to the version of myself who wandered the streets of a foreign land, striving to live: "You made it, you didn't give up." Later, I turned this song into a complete video, performing and singing it myself, and published it on my video account. For others, it may just be a melody, a set of lyrics, but for me, it is a snapshot of life, the most genuine feeling under the starry sky that year. Friends who are interested can scan the QR code of my video account to enjoy the guidance. 
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