How High the Moon
Schuur Diane Lyrics

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Somewhere there's music
How faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven
How high the moon
There is no moon above
When love is far away too
Till it comes true
That you love me as I love you

Somewhere there's music
How near, how far
Somewhere there's heaven
It's where you are
The darkest night would shine
If you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart
How high the moon

Somewhere there's music
How faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven
How high the moon
The darkest night would shine
If you would come to me soon

Until you will, how still my heart
How high the moon

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Schuur Diane's "How High the Moon" talk about the longing for love with music and heaven as symbols of hope. In the first stanza, the singer's inner voice acknowledges the presence of music and heaven in the universe as a way of indicating a brighter future. The celestial spheres provide a sense of awe and beauty to compensate for the absence of love at the moment. The lyrics suggest that love is still distant, but the hope for reciprocity is still present. The absence of the moon also symbolizes the absence of love in the singer's life, creating a sense of melancholy and distance.

The second stanza mirrors the first as the singer expresses the idea of heaven, music, and love are close yet far away from her. The singer repeats the hope for the lover to come and fill the void in their life, signifying the high point of love, represented by the moon. The moon takes on a metaphorical meaning of love and happiness; its height makes it unattainable, in the same way, unreachable romantic love can be. Still, the singer remains optimistic, expressing a deep-seated belief that someday, the lover will come and bring the heaven, the music and the moon they long for.

Line by Line Meaning

Somewhere there's music
There is a place where music exists

How faint the tune
The melody is distant and barely audible

Somewhere there's heaven
There is a place where joy and happiness exist

How high the moon
The place where heaven exists is very high, difficult to reach

There is no moon above
In the absence of love, all beauty is absent

When love is far away too
Distance can separate lovers and cause loneliness

Till it comes true
Until love is realized and fulfilled

That you love me as I love you
Lovers yearn for mutual affection and commitment

How near, how far
The place where happiness exists is both close and distant

It's where you are
Heaven is wherever the person you love is

The darkest night would shine
Love can illuminate even the darkest of times