"What's up with Toronto man...home to some remarkable musicians, I mean do we really have to rattle off the checklist of late, unreal. If you don't know then you should go do your research and find that music cause it's gonna make you happy and then put this one right on the very top...the artist is called Rosemary Fairweather, 23 years old from Toronto in Canada. A lot of support from the likes of Stereogum, Line of Best Fit, other friends of ours like The 405 and Indie Shuffle...so so good." - Zane Lowe, Beats 1
“Trippy, catchy music swathed in gauzy, stunned emotion…Fairweather's breathy vocals conduct the track to a rising excitement, housed in an intimate and ghostly disco.” - The FADER
"A beautiful brand of indie pop with an infectiously groovy shimmer." - Stereogum
"Fairweather puts us under a spell.. instantly infectious, overall entrancing...'MTV' is a beautiful ode to the songstress' energizing lyricism" - EARMILK
“With a pixie persona and a DIY attitude, Rosemary Fair-weather is a potential successor to the crown of dreamy, high pitched pop currently held by fellow Canadian Claire Boucher of Grimes fame. Fairweather is definitely more reserved but her songwriting and the intricacy of her soundscapes makes her just as powerful a force.” - The Line of Best Fit
"We at The 405 would be hard pressed to name a more promising, exhilarating singer-songwriter than Rosemary Fairweather…on top of making beautiful and poignant songs, Fairweather is proving herself to be quite prolific.” - The 405
“A giddy whirlwind of indie dream-pop.” - Indie Shuffle
Moonlight
Rosemary Fairweather Lyrics
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Knew it was coming
You might've let it in
Knew it was something
Come and light me up
All enough to turn around
I'll never hear you say
You mean to some
Something in the moonlight
Looks like a fling
A hurricane
Oh what does it mean
Something in the silence
Sounds like a name
Without a thing
I never need you
Like I would have done
One more taken back
And more the second love
I'll tell the reverie
I'm lucky that I sing
You know you've mistaken my love
Until the reef
Oh what does it mean
We suffer from the moonlight
It keeps burning
You make this up
Why does it burn
Something in the silence
Sounds like a name
Remain the same
Oh it keeps burning
If you heard it
It keeps burning
If he heard it
The lyrics of Rosemary Fairweather's song "Moonlight" are open to multiple interpretations, but the overall tone of the song seems to be that of confusion, uncertainty, and longing for something that is not quite within reach. In the opening lines, the singer addresses someone who "never saw it all" and "knew it was coming." This can be interpreted as a warning to the other person that they were not fully prepared for what was about to happen. However, the singer also admits that they themselves might have let this unknown thing in, even if they weren't sure what it was.
As the song progresses, the lyrics take on a dreamy quality, with references to moonlight, hurricanes, and silence. The singer seems to be searching for meaning in these abstract concepts, and yet everything remains elusive. There is a sense of yearning for something more substantial, but all that is available are fleeting glimpses of something that could be meaningful.
Towards the end of the song, the singer mentions their love being mistaken until the reef. This could be a reference to a relationship that didn't work out, with the reef representing a point of no return. It's a somber note to end on, but the overall sense of the song is one of ambiguity and the never-ending search for answers.
Line by Line Meaning
You never saw it all
You never fully comprehended the situation
Knew it was coming
You had an inkling that it was going to happen
You might've let it in
You may have allowed it to happen
Knew it was something
You were aware that it was significant
Come and light me up
Ignite my passion or excitement
All enough to turn around
It's substantial enough to cause a change
I'll never hear you say
I'll never receive affirmation or validation from you
You mean to some
You were significant to someone else
Oh what does it mean
What's the significance?
Something in the moonlight
There's an elusive feeling or energy under the moonlight
Looks like a fling
Superficial, short-lived romantic relationship
A hurricane
Intense, emotional outburst or experience
Something in the silence
There's an inexplicable feeling or energy in the silence
Sounds like a name
It invokes the presence of someone, or speaks a name
Without a thing
Even though there's nothing concrete
I never need you
I never truly required you
Like I would have done
As much as I thought I did
One more taken back
One more thing to regret or reconsider
And more the second love
The second time it hurts more
I'll tell the reverie
I'll confess to my dream-like state of mind
I'm lucky that I sing
I'm fortunate to have an outlet to express myself
You know you've mistaken my love
You've misunderstood the extent of my affection
Until the reef
Until it all comes crashing down
We suffer from the moonlight
We're all affected by the moon's influence
It keeps burning
The feeling persists strongly
You make this up
You're fabricating all of this
Why does it burn
Why does this intense emotion persist?
Remain the same
It's always been this way, and it may never change
If you heard it
If you were listening
It keeps burning
The feeling persists strongly even after everything
If he heard it
If he were listening to what I'm expressing
Contributed by Katherine H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@makujesuro5333
Lyrics:
You never saw it all
Knew it was coming
You might've let it in
Knew it was something
Come and light me up
All enough to turn around
I'll never hear you say
You mean to some
Oh what does it mean
Something in the moonlight
Looks like a fling
A hurricane
Oh what does it mean
Something in the silence
Sounds like a name
Without a thing
I never need you
Like I would have done
One more taken back
And more the second love
I'll tell the reverie
I'm lucky that I sing
You know you've mistaken my love
Until the reef
Oh what does it mean
We suffer from the moonlight
It keeps burning
You make this up
Why does it burn
Something in the silence
Sounds like a name
Remain the same
Oh it keeps burning
If you heard it
It keeps burning
If he heard it
@phone-chan9337
my grandfather passed away literally 3 days ago... and on top of that this year has been very tough for me... being messed up and stuck in LA suffering with my best friend, in a place so far away from my home in Georgia... with barely anybody to talk to and having her music to help me through all of this is soooo so so so comforting. Idk if she'll ever read this, but I love you rosemary! please keep dropping music, and your newest song with vanishing girl was so good too. You're so talented, it's only right the whole world gets to hear it!
@meh3083
i hope you're getting through it. <3
@ultimatequeenofdeath666
i hope you're doing alright, i don't know who you are, but that's really difficult, i didn't know my grandfather very well when he died but when he did it felt unlike anything else i've experienced in this life i wouldn't wish it on anyone, take care.
@ssamuelbeats
I hope everything gets better!
@rinderknorpelmuhle1790
That's why I love music so much. I only looked through Youtube and only ended up here by chance. Now I have a nice evening and enjoy the time.
@1980syuppie
This song makes me feel like there is still hope for love...
@pyxelm
Very beautiful... And inspirational 🥺
@CrisDFF30917
Your music is like a drop of hope when life gets ugly
@SemanticDream
This song is the pinnacle of music.
@snowman6816
Lovely Sound
Like raining star