Such a Shame
Moonwalker Lyrics

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Such a shame
to believe in escape.
'A life on every face'
But that's a change,
until I'm finally left with an '8'.
Tell me to relax - I just stare.
Maybe I don't know
if I should change

a feeling that we share.
It's a shame

(such a shame)
Number me with rage
It's a shame (such a shame)
Number me in haste (such a shame)
This eagerness to change

It's a shame

The dice decide my fate
that's a shame (that's a shame)
In these trembling hands my faith
tells me to react
"I don't care"
Maybe it's unkind if I should change
a feeling that we share.
It's a shame

(such a shame)
Number me with rage...

Such a shame
(Number me with the rage)
Such a shame
(Write across my name)

It's a shame (such a shame)
Number me with rage
It's a shame (such a shame)
Number me in haste (such a shame)
This eagerness to change

Such a shame

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song Such A Shame by Moonwalker describes the struggle of the singer to cope with the reality of life. The first line "Such a shame, to believe in escape" establishes the theme of the song; the singer is finding it difficult to accept the reality of life and wants to escape it. He feels that every person he encounters has a life on their face, while he is struggling to make sense of his own.

As the song progresses, the singer expresses his frustration with himself "Tell me to relax, I just stare" and his confusion about whether he should change "Maybe, I don't know, if I should change a feeling that we share". The constant repetition of "It's a shame" highlights the weight and depth of his emotions.

The lines "Number me with rage" and "Number me in haste", the singer acknowledges the pressure he feels from society to conform, which he resists. He is unwilling to be labeled and wants to remain true to himself, and not change due to external pressure.

In summary, Such A Shame is a song about the struggle to accept reality and to resist external pressure. The repetition of "It's a shame" emphasizes the depth of emotion and the conflict between wanting to escape reality and staying true to oneself.

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Line by Line Meaning

Such a shame to believe in escape.
It's sad to think that the only way out of a difficult situation is to escape from it.

'A life on every face' But that's a change, until I'm finally left with an '8'.
The storyteller sees the passing of people and their emotions as something constantly changing, yet somehow at the end of each day, the only thing that remains is his own maturity.

Tell me to relax - I just stare.
The storyteller either doesn't know how to relax or doesn't care to relax, so when others tell him to, he just continues to stare ahead blankly.

Maybe I don't know if I should change a feeling that we share.
The storyteller questions whether or not he should change a feeling that he shares with someone else because he is unsure if changing that feeling would be the right decision.

It's a shame
The current situation is sad or unfortunate.

Number me with rage
The storyteller wants to be counted among those who are angry.

This eagerness to change
The desire to improve things is strong.

The dice decide my fate that's a shame
The storyteller feels like his fate is left up to chance, and that is unfortunate.

In these trembling hands my faith tells me to react
The storyteller's faith is telling him to respond to the situation, even though he may be afraid or uncertain.

"I don't care" Maybe it's unkind if I should change a feeling that we share.
The storyteller is expressing an apathetic attitude towards something that he shares with someone else, but he is aware that changing that attitude might hurt the other person's feelings.

Write across my name
The storyteller wants to be remembered for his anger and eagerness to change, even if that means being seen as unkind or unfeeling.

Writer(s): Christopher Ast, Dirk Adamiak, Mark David Hollis

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