Whale Song
Moonface Lyrics


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If I were you and you were me
You could see it's more than just a whale song
More than random flowers bursting from my mouth
More than shit whispered into the crook of my arm

And not unlike the the murmurings coming from caves
With their mouths against the sea
I am the singer at the bottom of the well
Or I am one of many bathing beauties

And all along the beach
You can hear it getting whispered down the line
Song instead of a kiss
baby, this is a song instead of a kiss

And is that the saddest thing to know?
No, it's not the saddest thing to know

I could see you've made a garden
From the flowers growing out of my remains
And I would say it's not the way I would have had them
But I would also say that it will work just the same

Here we see the shovel, here the hanging vine
Here is where the heart was, here we see the spine
Here is where he'll sing, and here is where you'll stand
Here we see the path from where your other lovers ran
Here we see the pond

It's where the whale will stay
Wondering what happened to freedom, and grace




There will be a whole entire garden at the end of this
There will be a song, instead of a kiss

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Whale Song explore the idea of transformation and rebirth, as well as the power of music to convey emotions and ideas beyond the literal. The opening lines suggest a kind of empathy with another person, imagining a switch of consciousness, but then quickly move into a sense of the ineffable, the hard-to-describe qualities that go beyond the surface level. The reference to a whale song is a nod to the idea of a mysterious and profound communication that is not necessarily meant to be understood, but rather felt.


The next few lines allude to the singer's own voice as something elemental and raw, like the sounds coming out of a cave. The image of a "bathing beauty" suggests both vulnerability and sensuality, and the way the sound travels "down the line" suggests a kind of community or shared experience. The repetition of "song instead of a kiss" underscores the idea of music as a kind of substitute for intimacy, but also as a rich and meaningful experience in and of itself.


The final verse is more abstract, describing a scene of decay and transformation, where the singer's remains are transformed into a garden. This image reinforces the idea of music and art as a way of actively creating beauty out of chaos, of making something new and meaningful out of what was once discarded. The final lines of the song are both hopeful and haunting, hinting at the possibility of redemption and renewal through the power of song.


Line by Line Meaning

If I were you and you were me You could see it's more than just a whale song
If we could switch places, you would understand that this song is more than just a simple tune about a whale


More than random flowers bursting from my mouth
The song has a deeper meaning than just meaningless words spilling out of my mouth


More than shit whispered into the crook of my arm
The song is more meaningful than the secret whispers between two people


And not unlike the the murmurings coming from caves With their mouths against the sea
The song is like the echoes of voices coming from the caves close to the sea


I am the singer at the bottom of the well Or I am one of many bathing beauties
I am the person singing this song, coming from a place of depth, or perhaps the song is being sung by someone surrounded by many people


And all along the beach You can hear it getting whispered down the line
The song is being passed down like whispers along the beach


Song instead of a kiss baby, this is a song instead of a kiss
This song replaces a kiss, conveying the same emotion as a kiss would


And is that the saddest thing to know? No, it's not the saddest thing to know
The fact that a song is replacing a kiss may not be the most heartbreaking realization


I could see you've made a garden From the flowers growing out of my remains
You have created something beautiful out of the remnants of me


And I would say it's not the way I would have had them But I would also say that it will work just the same
Although I might not have arranged the garden in the same way, I acknowledge that it still achieves the same result


Here we see the shovel, here the hanging vine Here is where the heart was, here we see the spine Here is where he'll sing, and here is where you'll stand Here we see the path from where your other lovers ran Here we see the pond
The song describes various objects in a garden, including a shovel, a vine, a heart, a spine, a singer, a lover, and a pond


It's where the whale will stay Wondering what happened to freedom, and grace There will be a whole entire garden at the end of this There will be a song, instead of a kiss
The garden will continue to exist, and the whale will remain in its place, questioning its loss of freedom and beauty. At the end of it all, there will still be a song instead of a kiss




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Spencer Krug

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