The Whole of the Moon – Waterboys
Jul 14th, 2005 by Ashley
Heard this on Virgin Radio. Yeah, I turned back to the arms of Virgin Radio again. The lyrics’ kinda intriguing ;)
Feel somewhat similar to Cake’s Mexico.
(Mike Scott)
I pictured a rainbow, you held it in your hands
I had flashes, but you saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years, while you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent, you saw the whole of the moon
you were there in the turnstiles with the wind at your heels
you stretched for the starts and you know how it feels
to reach too high too far too soon
you saw the whole of the moon
I was grounded, while you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truth, you cut through lies
I saw the rain dirty valley, you saw Brigadoon
I saw the crescent, you saw the whole of the moon
I spoke about wings, you just flew
I wondered I guessed and I tried, you just knew
I sighed …but you swooned!
I saw the crescent, you saw the whole of the moon
with a torch in your pocket and the wind at your heels
you climbed on the ladder and you know how it feels
to get too high too far too soon
you saw the whole of the moon
the whole of the moon!
Unicorns and cannonballs
palaces and piers
trumpets towers and tenements
wide oceans full of tears
flags rags ferryboats
scimitars and scarves
every precious dream and vision underneath the stars
you climbed on the ladder with the wind in your sails
you came like comet blazing your trail
too high too far too soon
you saw the whole of the moon