Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Mo… Read Full Bio ↴Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom." After taking up guitar and piano at age nine, he played in several underground punk rock bands through the 1980s before turning to electronic dance music. In 1989, he moved to New York City and became a prolific figure as a DJ, producer, and remixer. His 1991 single "Go" was his mainstream breakthrough, especially in Europe, where it peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Between 1992 and 1997, he scored eight top 10 hits on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart including "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)", "Feeling So Real", and "James Bond Theme (Moby Re-Version)". Throughout the decade, he also produced music under various pseudonyms, released the critically acclaimed Everything Is Wrong (1995), and composed music for films. His punk-oriented album Animal Rights (1996) alienated much of his fan base.

Moby found commercial and critical success with his fifth album Play (1999), which, after receiving little recognition, became an unexpected global hit in 2000 after each track was licensed to films, television shows, and commercials. It remains his highest selling album with 12 million copies sold. Its seventh single, "South Side", featuring Gwen Stefani, remains his only one to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 14. Moby followed Play with albums of varied styles including electronic, dance, rock, and downtempo music, starting with 18 (2002), Hotel (2005), and Last Night (2008). His later albums saw him explore ambient music, including the almost four-hour release Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. (2016). Moby continues to record and release albums; his twenty-first studio album, Resound NYC, was released in May 2023.

In addition to his music career, Moby is known for his veganism and support for animal rights and humanitarian aid. He was the owner of TeaNY, a vegan cafe in Manhattan, and Little Pine, a vegan restaurant in Los Angeles, and organized the vegan music and food festival Circle V. He is the author of four books, including a collection of his photography and two memoirs: Porcelain: A Memoir (2016) and Then It Fell Apart (2019).

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Discography
Moby (1992)
Ambient (1993)
Everything Is Wrong (1995)
Animal Rights (1996)
Play (1999)
18 (2002)
Hotel (2005)
Last Night (2008)
Wait for Me (2009)
Destroyed (2011)
Innocents (2013)
Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. (2016)
These Systems Are Failing (2016)
More Fast Songs About the Apocalypse (2017)
Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt (2018)
Long Ambients 2 (2019)
All Visible Objects (2020)
Live Ambient Improvised Recordings Vol. 1 (2020)
Reprise (2021)
Ambient 23 (2023)
Resound NYC (2023)

Slipping Away
Moby Lyrics

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All that we needed was right
All that we needed was right
Les ombres ce soir nous menacent

Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good, même si tout va si mal
Voir le soleil quand la nuit nous accable
Oh, pour un jour croire aux dieux, croire aux fables

Focus on everything better today
Crier la vie quand tout autour se tait
Hold on to people that slipping away
Hold on to this while it's slipping away

All that we needed tonight
Are people who love us and like
Je sais les douleurs et les doutes
Oh, partir est ce qu'on redoute
Aussi

Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good, même si tout va si mal
Voir le soleil quand la nuit nous accable
Oh, pour un jour croire aux dieux, croire aux fables
Focus on everything better today
Crier la vie quand tout autour se tait
Hold on to people that slipping away
Hold on to this while it's slipping away

So long
Mais l'ombre

Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good, même si tout va si mal
Voir le soleil quand la nuit nous accable
Oh, pour un jour croire aux dieux, croire aux fables
Focus on everything better today
Crier la vie quand tout autour se tait

Hold on to people that slipping away
Hold on to this while it's slipping away

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Moby's song Slipping Away describe how fragile and temporary life can be. The opening lines, "All that we needed was right" (repeated twice) imply that the things needed for happiness and contentment are within reach, but the French line "Les ombres ce soir nous menacent" ("The shadows threaten us tonight") suggests that darkness and uncertainty are never far away. The chorus emphasizes the importance of living in the present and cherishing those we love, as they may soon slip away. The lines "Open to everything happy and sad, Seeing the good, même si tout va si mal" ("Open to everything happy and sad, Seeing the good, even when everything is going so bad") and "Focus on everything better today, Crier la vie quand tout autour se tait" ("Focus on everything better today, Shout life when everything around is silent") encourage us to appreciate the good even in difficult times and to make the most of what we have.

The verse "Je sais les douleurs et les doutes, Oh, partir est ce qu'on redoute aussi" ("I know the pains and the doubts, Oh, leaving is what we also fear") acknowledges the hardships and uncertainties of life, while the repetition of "Hold on to this while it's slipping away" reminds us to make the most of what we have before it's gone. The final line "So long, mais l'ombre" ("So long, but the shadow") echoes the earlier theme of darkness and uncertainty, implying that even the good times must come to an end.

Overall, Moby's lyrics in Slipping Away offer a powerful reminder to appreciate and cherish the people and joys in our lives while we can, even in the face of difficulties and uncertainty.

Line by Line Meaning

All that we needed was right
We already had everything we needed

All that we needed tonight Are people who love us and like Je sais les douleurs et les doutes Oh, partir est ce qu'on redoute Aussi
What we need now are people who love and support us, especially when we're going through pain and uncertainty, because leaving is what we fear the most

Open to everything happy and sad Seeing the good, même si tout va si mal Voir le soleil quand la nuit nous accable Oh, pour un jour croire aux dieux, croire aux fables Focus on everything better today Crier la vie quand tout autour se tait Hold on to people that slipping away Hold on to this while it's slipping away
We should always be emotionally vulnerable, remain hopeful, believe in miracles and focus on the good things in life, even during hard times. We should cherish the moments we have with the people we love and do everything we can to keep them close, because time and life are always fleeting.

So long Mais l'ombre
Goodbye, but darkness is still present

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Mylene Farmer, Richard Melville Hall

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