Moonn
Radical Face Lyrics

The lyrics of Radical Face's "Moon" paint a picture of a troubled mind unable to find restful sleep. The first line, "No sleep," suggests the singer is struggling with insomnia. The comfort of the pillow, usually a solace in times of stress, does nothing to ease their mind. They allow themselves to wander through their thoughts, drifting aimlessly like someone lost in the woods. However, they eventually come across the moonlight and start to climb up until they are enveloped in the fog above the world. In this place, they feel untouchable and free from the restrictions of the world. They remark that "up here those walls will never reach me," and that they are "not bound by where I'm from." They see themselves "walking along the in-between of everything come and gone," symbolizing their dissociation from reality.

In the second verse, the singer watches themselves as a child, feeling disconnected from their younger self as they witness their struggles. They "wonder why they could never hear me" and watch "them" hold "me down beneath their callous thumbs." It seems like the singer was not understood or taken seriously as a child, leading to a repressed fear that they still carry with them. They then comment that "there is no son, there is no daughter," and there are only "arms they've never named." This suggests that they may have a strained relationship with their family or that they feel like they are not fully seen or recognized by them. The concluding verse echoes the sentiments expressed earlier, declaring that "up here, the walls no longer reach me." The singer has found solace outside of themselves, and they no longer feel limited or defined by their upbringing. They repeat that "I'm not awake, I am not sleeping," emphasizing their dissociation from the reality they know.