Julian Moon grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, and started learning the guita… Read Full Bio ↴Julian Moon grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, and started learning the guitar at sixteen. 3 months after she picked up the guitar she wrote her first song "Stay With Me" and ever since then she has been writing songs. She now goes to school at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and is trying to expand her music.

Honor Among Thieves
Julian Moon Lyrics

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One hot summer night
Beneath the full moon light
Nowhere to go
Sanatra on the radio
Kisses like sugar cane
Smoke and champagne
You pull me close
And we slip into shadow

It's been awhile since
I've lost my innocence
I know better
When man's heart changes
Like the weather
But you hit me like a drum
I'm cocaine in your blood
Two hearts on the line
Is it yours or is it mine?

Finders keepers
And losers weep
In the game of love
There's no honor among thieves
Finders keepers
And losers weep
In the game of love
There's no honor among thieves

I thought I had you pegged
Checkmate into your head
Demand I give it up
But I guess you called my bluff
'Cause when the morning came
Woken by the hotel maid
There was a note beside my bed
That read

Finders keepers
And losers weep
In the game of love
There's no honor among thieves
Finders keepers
And losers weep
In the game of love
There's no honor among thieves

Finders keepers
And losers weep
Finders keepers
And losers weep
Once a cheater
Always a cheat
Finders keepers
And losers weep

In the game of love
There's no honor among thieves

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Julian Moon's "Honor Among Thieves" tell the story of a fleeting romance that ultimately ends in disappointment and betrayal. The song describes a hot summer evening where the singer finds herself with a mysterious lover. They escape into the shadows, lost in the moment. She acknowledges that she's been around the block before, but this new lover hits differently. She feels like cocaine in his blood, and their hearts are entwined. However, she knows that there's "no honor among thieves" in the game of love, and that "finders keepers" always causes "losers [to] weep."

As the night comes to a close, the singer wakes up to find that her lover is gone, and a note beside her bed is all that remains. The note is cryptic, but it's clear that he's left her behind. She realizes that he was never hers to keep, and that she was just another loser in the game of love.

The lyrics of "Honor Among Thieves" paint a picture of a bittersweet romance that ultimately leads to heartbreak. The singer fully understands the risks that come with love, yet couldn't resist the allure of something new and exciting. In the end, she's left to pick up the pieces and to carry on with her life as best she can.

Line by Line Meaning

One hot summer night
On a sweltering summer evening

Beneath the full moon light
Under the bright light of the full moon

Nowhere to go
With nowhere else to be

Sanatra on the radio
Frank Sinatra's voice on the radio

Kisses like sugar cane
Sweet, lingering kisses

Smoke and champagne
The smell of cigarettes and the taste of champagne

You pull me close
You draw me near

And we slip into shadow
We disappear into the darkness

It's been awhile since
It's been some time since

I've lost my innocence
I've become jaded and lost my naivete

I know better
I am aware of the risks and consequences