Christy Moore, a native of Co. Kildare, Ireland, found fame as a member of … Read Full Bio ↴Christy Moore, a native of Co. Kildare, Ireland, found fame as a member of the legendary tradition folk band Planxty. Since then he has carved out his own career as a consummate solo performer. In the 1980s Christy teamed up with Donal Lunny to form the innovative Moving Hearts.

Christy Moore started in the music business in the mid-sixties, when his life as a bank clerk was interrupted by a bank strike, and he moved to England. There he became involved in the folk music scene at the time, and spent a few years playing pubs and clubs around the country.

His return to Ireland was marked by the album 'Prosperous', which proved to be a milestone in the rapprochement of Irish music to the popular mainstream. This album benefited from a collaboration of the leading talents of contemporary folk music, musicians such as Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny and Liam O'Flynn, and this one-off was to lead to the formation of Planxty, a band who were soon to be at the leading edge of the revival of Irish traditional music.

Over the following years the musical status of Planxty became legendary both in Ireland, Britain and throughout Europe. However in 1974 the band split up to pursue solo projects. It was during this period that Christy continued to explore new ground as a solo artist recording a number of solo albums including 'The Iron Behind the Velvet' (TARACD2002) which featured Andy Irvine and 'Live in Dublin' (TARACD2005) with Donal Lunny.

The original Planxty lineup of Christy, Andy, Liam and Donal then reformed in 1979. They recorded two further albums with Tara Records 'After the Break' (TARACD3001) and 'The Woman I Loved So Well' (TARACD3005). There were several additions and changes to their lineup most notably the addition of Matt Molloy, flautist from The Bothy Band, who later joined The Chieftains, and Bill Whelan.

In 1981 Planxty performed a Bill Whelan arrangement called 'Timedance' as the intermission piece for the Eurovision song contest, held that year in Ireland. Later it was released as a single and is now included on Bill's CD of 'The Seville Suite' (TARACD3030) released by Tara in 1992.

In the eighties Christy again teamed up with Donal Lunny to form Moving Hearts, another ambitious and innovative Irish band which sought to mix jazz into the folk-rock fusion. Ever the wanderer, Christy was soon breaking out on his own again, and it was in the eighties that he began to establish himself as one of Ireland's leading solo artists with a string of acclaimed albums and high profile tours.

In the mid-nineties Christy decided to take a break from the music for a few years. In the year 2000 Christy return to live performances with a series of Dublin concerts. Over the last few years he has released a number of solo projects including a television series, a live album and a 6 CD boxset.

1945
Christy Moore Lyrics

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I can′t wait
Wait for you to change your mind
It's late
I′m trying to walk the line

Well, it's way past midnight and there's people all around
Some on their way up, some on their way down
The air burns and I′m trying to think straight

And I don′t know how much longer I can wait

I'm your man
I′m trying to recover the sweet love that we knew
You understand .
That my heart can't go on beating without you

Well, your loveliness has wounded me, I′m reeling from the blow
I wish I knew what it was that keeps me loving you so
I'm breathing hard standing at the gate
But I don′t know how much longer I can wait

Skies are gray
I'm looking for anything that'll bring a happy glow
Night or day
It doesn′t matter where I go anymore, I just go

If I ever saw you coming I don′t know what I might do
I'd like to think I could control myself but it isn′t true
That's how it is when things disintegrate
And I don′t know how much longer I can wait

I'm doomed to love you
I′ve been rolling through stormy weather
I'm thinking of you
And all the places we could roam together

It's mighty funny
The end of time has just begun
Oh honey
After all these years you′re still the one

While I′m strolling through the lonely graveyard of my mind
I left my life with you somewhere back there along the line

I thought somehow that I would be spared this fate
But I don't know how much longer I can wait

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Christy Moore's song 1945 reflect a person waiting patiently for their beloved to come back to them. The singer can't wait for their love to change their mind and they are trying to walk the line as they wait. The lyrics suggest that the singer has been waiting for a long time as it is way past midnight and there are people all around. The singer is feeling burned by the air and is struggling to think straight, indicating the tension and frustration they are feeling.

The singer is hoping to recover the sweet love they knew and is expressing that their heart can't go on beating without their love. The words "your loveliness has wounded me, I'm reeling from the blow" suggest that the singer has been hurt by their love in some way, and is struggling to understand why they still love them so much. The singer is standing at the gate waiting but is unsure of how much longer they can wait. The skies are gray, and the singer is looking for anything that will bring a happy glow, but it doesn't matter where they go as they still end up waiting for their love.

1945Christy Moore Lyrics

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1945
Christy Moore Lyrics