Gone
Moonchild Lyrics


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Chorus:
Like the wind through the trees
Gone like the warmth of a summer breeze
Gone like a runaway left today now he's keeping out of sight

Like a cry from a baby's chest
Gone like your youth and your innocence
Gone like the feeling it'll be alright

Like the life from a rose in winter
Cast out like another sinner
Gone like your mind with age
Done like a story on the final page

Like a man in the dead of night




Left with the words from another fight
Nothing seems to make it feel alright

Overall Meaning

The chorus of Moonchild's song "Gone" talks about things or people that have vanished or disappeared. It starts with the metaphor of the wind through trees, something that we can hear and feel but cannot see and is ephemeral, just like the things or people mentioned in the rest of the chorus. The lyrics mention the warmth of a summer breeze, which alludes to the fleeting nature of summer and how quickly it passes. The song continues to describe things that have gone, people that have run away, precious moments and emotions in life that are fleeting.


The next metaphor is about a baby's cry, which is representative of the innocence and purity of youth. This line reflects on how quickly youth fades away and how innocent children are before they are exposed to the world's harshness. The following lines use the same imagery to describe the feeling of believing everything will be okay, which also fades away.


The metaphor of a life from a rose in winter describes how quickly beauty fades, and the line "cast out like another sinner" represents the feeling of being left behind, unwanted, or expendable. The chorus then moves on to describe the mind with age, which fades away like memories that are gone forever. Finally, the metaphor of a story on the final page represents the end of a chapter in life and how everything is complete, done and gone.


Overall, the chorus of Moonchild's "Gone" showcases the ephemeral nature of life and how everything fades away with time. Whether it be happiness, innocence, youth, or memories, everything eventually disappears or fades away, leaving behind a feeling of emptiness.


Line by Line Meaning

Like the wind through the trees
Vanishing effortlessly like how wind passes through trees


Gone like the warmth of a summer breeze
The feeling of comfort disappeared quickly like the warmth of a summer breeze


Gone like a runaway left today, now he's keeping out of sight
Gone without a trace, like a runaway escaping and hiding from life


Like a cry from a baby's chest
Fleeting and momentary, like the cry of a baby


Gone like your youth and your innocence
The feeling of youth and innocence has been lost forever


Gone like the feeling it'll be alright
The sense of optimism has disappeared, leaving behind a deep feeling of hopelessness


Like the life from a rose in winter
The vitality and energy fading away, like the life of a rose in winter


Cast out like another sinner
Rejected or abandoned like everyone else considered to be a sinner


Gone like your mind with age
The sharpness of the mind declined, leaving behind errant thoughts with increasing age


Done like a story on the final page
The story ended like any good story should on the final page


Like a man in the dead of night
Alone and hopeless like a person wandering in the middle of the night


Left with the words from another fight
Abandoned with the hurtful words on his/her mind from another argument or fight


Nothing seems to make it feel alright
Despite trying to find solace, nothing seems to be enough to make them feel okay




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Carmela Whiteside

I love this song my grandmother just recently passed away and before she passed she told me to listen to a group called Moonchild and I instantly fell in love. I LOVE YOU GUYS @MOONCHILD

Tony flye

Wow that’s amazing

Kloß im Hals

left me impressed ... but I´m trying to imagine this woman - the grandmother that is listening to moonchild - how cool and cute is that ?!

KARMA1204

Her voice is so angelic!!

Umar Wali

Moonchild and Robert Glasper definitely are DILLA acolytes...both are dope!

Ted Case

Max kills it so hard on keyboard bass

A Castro

Music has no color! Their sound is totally magical

buudhabear

Such a vibe almost 10 years later

Dan Sweeney

And here I am a full 10 years later.

Skyjuice70

Moonchild is too dope for their own good. Simply sublime.

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