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)

Where You End
Moby Lyrics

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Some things fall apart
Some things makes you hold
Something that you find
Are beyond your control

I love you and you're beautiful
You write your own songs
But if the right part is leaving

Turned out to be wrong

If I could kiss you now
I'd kiss you now again and again
I don't know where I begin
And where you end

Thought I fell in love the other day
With an old friend of mine
I was running kisses
Down every inch of the spine

We had the roof down
The sun came shining in
The black fact is...
that I was thinking of you

If I could kiss you now
I'd kiss you now again and again
I don't know where I begin
And where you End

I slept in the sun the other day
I thought I was fine
Everything seemed perfect
Until I had you on my mind

I tried to love you
I did all that I could
I wish that the bad now
And finally turned into good

If I could kiss you now
I'd kiss you now again and again
I don't know where I begin
And where you End

If I could kiss you now..
If I could kiss you now..
If I could kiss you now..

Oh where you end,
Is where I begin.

Oh where you end

Oh where you end
Oh where you end

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Moby's song Where You End can be interpreted as a reflection on the complex nature of relationships and the way they can sometimes falter, despite our best intentions. The song explores the idea that some things are simply beyond our control, and while we may try our best to make things work, sometimes they simply fall apart. This is reflected in the opening lines of the song: "Some things fall apart / Some things makes you hold / Something that you find / Are beyond your control".

Despite this, the singer still professes their love for someone, and speaks admiringly of their creativity ("You write your own songs"). However, there is a sense of frustration here as well: the singer is aware that something isn't quite right, and even suggests that what they thought was the "right part" of a relationship may actually have been wrong.

The song becomes more wistful in the second verse, where the singer reflects on a friend they fell for, but ultimately realized that they were thinking of someone else. This leads into the chorus, where the singer repeatedly sings "If I could kiss you now / I'd kiss you now again and again / I don't know where I begin / And where you end". The repetition of these lines underscores the sense of uncertainty and longing that the singer is experiencing: they feel a strong connection to this person, but are also aware that there are limits to what they can control or accomplish.

Overall, Where You End is a thoughtful meditation on the complexities of relationships, and the ways in which we can sometimes feel powerless in the face of our emotions.

Line by Line Meaning

Some things fall apart
It's a fact that some things break apart.

Some things makes you hold
There are certain things that make you hold on to them.

Something that you find
We can discover things in life that are exceptional.

Are beyond your control
However, some things are beyond our control.

I love you and you're beautiful
I'm in love with you and you are incredibly beautiful.

You write your own songs
You have the ability to create your own music.

But if the right part is leaving
However, if the right thing is leaving your life.

Turned out to be wrong
It might actually be the wrong thing to happen.

If I could kiss you now
I would kiss you passionately right now.

I'd kiss you now again and again
I would repeat it multiple times.

I don't know where I begin
I am not sure where I start from.

And where you end
But I'm positive about where you end.

Thought I fell in love the other day
At some point, I thought I was in love with someone else.

With an old friend of mine
This person was someone I've known for a while.

I was running kisses
I was showing a lot of affection.

Down every inch of the spine
I was kissing their spine from start to finish.

We had the roof down
We had the car's roof down.

The sun came shining in
The sun was beaming down on us.

The black fact is...
The truth of the matter is...

that I was thinking of you
I couldn't stop thinking about you.

I slept in the sun the other day
I slept under the sun on a certain day.

I thought I was fine
I was convinced that I was doing well.

Everything seemed perfect
Everything appeared to be perfect.

Until I had you on my mind
Until you crossed my mind.

I tried to love you
I put effort into loving you.

I did all that I could
I did everything in my power.

I wish that the bad now
I hope the negative things

And finally turned into good
Will ultimately turn into something positive.

Oh where you end,
The point where you stop,

Is where I begin.
Is where I come in.

Oh where you end
Where you end comes in.

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dimitri Ehrlich, Richard Melville Hall

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