Moon
Andy Street Lyrics
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The night I shuttled to the moon was quite a fright and very cold
Look out the window see the Earth disappear
The shuttle lands and it was clear – I'm on a rock, oh god.
I suited up and took my first step on the white dirt we see from home.
Seven steps I look behind me to see my shuttle, it had flown.
I try to run in its direction, make my footprints fly.
I didn't make the connection. My shuttles home, I'm gonna cry
My head started spinning and my knees were weak
But then my ears didn't fool me,
From not to far, there was a beat,
And then some singing, yeah.
"You are not alone"
Said the rumble, under my feet.
"I've been so alone, if you walk to me, we can meet."
It was a voice that I'd never heard, but a presence to which I was familiar.
I glide in the direction that the sound drew me. It was a long way, a journey.
The white rocks that were below me started to fight with my feet.
The moon surface below me started to crack apart into a smile.
It was then that I realized,
I was standing on a face that I'd seen many times.
And then my eyes weren't playing games,
From right below me, there was a smile,
And then some singing, yeah.
"You are not alone"
Said the rumble, under my feet.
"I've been so alone, if you walk to me, we can meet."
"You are not alone"
Said the rumble, under my feet.
"I've been so alone, it was a matter of time
(matter of time)
For you to save me
(save me)
It was a matter of time
(it was a matter of time)
For you to save me, dooo doo doo dooooo
Do do do
I had become the savior of the man on the moon.
I'd stay to solve his loneliness and not go home soon.
And all we had was this old tune,
In not too long, we'd kill the gloom.
The song "Moon" by Andy Street is a tale of a man who travels to the moon and ends up meeting a lonely inhabitant there. The song begins with the singer recalling how he took a rocket to the moon a long time ago, and how the journey was both frightening and cold. As he lands on the moon and takes his first steps on the white dirt he sees from home, he suddenly realizes that he has been left alone on the moon, as his shuttle has flown away. Feeling helpless and alone, the singer starts to cry, and the tears in his helmet make it hard to see. But then he hears a voice singing "You are not alone" and feels a rumble under his feet, and sets out to find the source of the singing. He discovers that there is an inhabitant on the moon who has been alone for a long time and wants to meet him. They start to walk towards each other, and as they do, the moon surface starts to crack apart into a smile. The singer realizes that he had become the savior of the man on the moon, and that they will stay together to solve his loneliness.
The song speaks to themes of loneliness, connection, and the human desire for companionship. The singer, in finding someone who can relate to his loneliness, is ultimately able to find purpose in staying on the moon and helping the man he has met. The reference to the moon's surface cracking apart into a smile is particularly poignant, as it suggests that the barren and desolate moon has endured for so long without any life or happiness, and that the singer's arrival has changed that.
Overall, "Moon" is a heartfelt and touching song that reminds us of the power of human connection, even in the most unexpected of places.
Line by Line Meaning
I took a rocket to the moon once, on a night a long time ago
I went to the moon on a spaceship one night long ago
The night I shuttled to the moon was quite a fright and very cold
It was a scary and cold experience when I traveled to the moon by shuttle
Look out the window see the Earth disappear
When I looked out of the window, the Earth disappeared from view
The shuttle lands and it was clear – I'm on a rock, oh god.
I realized that the shuttle had landed on the moon and I was standing on a rock
I suited up and took my first step on the white dirt we see from home.
After wearing a spacesuit, I took my first step on the white-colored soil that is visible from Earth
Seven steps I look behind me to see my shuttle, it had flown.
After taking seven steps, I looked back and saw that the shuttle had flown away
I try to run in its direction, make my footprints fly.
I tried to run towards the direction of the shuttle, making my footprints fly in the low gravity
I didn't make the connection. My shuttles home, I'm gonna cry
It didn't occur to me that the shuttle had left me behind, and I felt like crying as it was my ride back home
And the tears in my helmet made it hard to see.
I couldn't see clearly as the tears in my helmet made it difficult
My head started spinning and my knees were weak
I felt dizzy and weak in my knees
But then my ears didn't fool me, From not to far, there was a beat, And then some singing, yeah.
I heard a voice and music which sounded nearby, and it wasn't just a figment of my imagination
"You are not alone"
Said the rumble, under my feet.
I felt like I wasn't alone when I heard a voice from beneath the surface of the moon
"I've been so alone, if you walk to me, we can meet."
It was a voice that I'd never heard, but a presence to which I was familiar.
The voice from below wanted to meet me as they had been lonely, even though I didn't recognize the voice
I glide in the direction that the sound drew me. It was a long way, a journey.
I walked towards the source of the sound, which was a long distance away
The white rocks that were below me started to fight with my feet.
The rocks on the moon's surface hindered my movement when I walked towards the source of the sound
The moon surface below me started to crack apart into a smile.
The surface of the moon appeared to look like a smile under my feet
And then my eyes weren't playing games,
From right below me, there was a smile,
And then some singing, yeah.
To my surprise, the smile was real and then I heard more singing
"You are not alone"
Said the rumble, under my feet.
"I've been so alone, if you walk to me, we can meet."
The voice repeated their message, saying that they were lonely and wanted to meet me
"You are not alone"
Said the rumble, under my feet.
"I've been so alone, it was a matter of time
(matter of time)
For you to save me
(save me)
It was a matter of time
(it was a matter of time)
For you to save me, dooo doo doo dooooo
Do do do
The voice was grateful that I had come to meet them and that it was just a matter of time before I could save them, continuing to sing
I had become the savior of the man on the moon.
I had become the savior of the person on the moon who had been lonely
I'd stay to solve his loneliness and not go home soon.
I decided to stay to keep the person company instead of leaving immediately
And all we had was this old tune,
In not too long, we'd kill the gloom.
All we had was the music, but we believed that we could overcome the loneliness with time
Contributed by Riley G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.