Moonchild
★M83 Lyrics
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Everything was in the dark
No memories at all
Just a tiny freezing wind in my back
As I was sitting there
Singing a song they had never heard before
Suddenly, a voice told me
"Keep on singing, little boy
Raise your arms the highest you can
So the whole universe will glow"
My first vision was a bush growing down the river
And I couldn't stop crying
Something was missing
I realized I was in love with a voice
I called it, again, and again
But all I heard was the echo in the light
The lyrics of M83's Moonchild paint the picture of a creation myth, with the singer narrating the mystical moment of how the moon was created. The first verse suggests that the singer is the creator of the moon; he made it in the darkness, without any memories to guide him. His creation was guided only by a freezing wind on his back, and his singing. Suddenly, he hears a voice that tells him to keep singing and to lift his arms in the sky. The second verse describes the singer's vision of a bush growing down the river, which causes him to cry because he realizes that something is missing. He is in love with a voice that he calls out to, but all he hears is the echo in the light.
Line by Line Meaning
They say I made the moon
The singer is credited with creating the moon.
Everything was in the dark
The world was in a state of darkness before the moon was created.
No memories at all
The singer has no memories of creating the moon.
Just a tiny freezing wind in my back
The only sensation the artist remembers is the cold wind on their back.
As I was sitting there
The artist was sitting in solitude.
Singing a song they had never heard before
The singer was singing an original song that had never been heard before.
Suddenly, a voice told me
The singer heard a sudden voice speak to them.
"Keep on singing, little boy
The voice encourages the artist to keep singing.
And raise your arms in the big black sky
The voice instructs the artist to raise their arms to the sky.
Raise your arms the highest you can
The voice urges the artist to reach as high as possible.
So the whole universe will glow"
The voice believes that the singer can cause the entire universe to glow.
My first vision was a bush growing down the river
The artist's first vision after creating the moon was a bush by the river.
And I couldn't stop crying
The singer was overcome with emotions and started crying.
Something was missing
The singer felt that something was missing from their life.
I realized I was in love with a voice
The singer came to the realization that they were in love with the voice that spoke to them.
I called it, again, and again
The artist tried to call the voice again and again.
But all I heard was the echo in the light
The only response the artist received was an echo in the light.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Anthony Gonzalez, Yann Gonzalez
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