Moonlight Shadow
The 80's Band Lyrics
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The last that ever she saw him,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
he passed on worried and warning,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
lost in a riddle that saturday night,
far away on the other side.
he was caught in the middle of a desperate fight
The trees that whisper in the evening,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
sing a song of sorrow and grieving,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
all she saw was a silhouette of a gun,
far away on the other side.
he was shot six times by a man on the run
and she couldn't find how to push through.
I stay, i pray
see you in heaven far away.
i stay, i pray
see you in heaven one day.
Four a.m. in the morning,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
i watched your vision forming,
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
stars roll slowly in a silvery night,
far away on the other side.
will you come to terms with me this night,
but she couldn't find how to push through.
I stay, i pray
see you in heaven far away.
i stay, i pray
see you in heaven one day.
Far away on the other side.
Caught in the middle of a hundred and five.
the night was heavy and the air was alive,
but she couldn't find how to push through.
Carried away by a moonlight shadow.
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
far away on the other side.
but she couldn't find how to push through.
"Moonlight Shadow" by The 80's Band with Maggie Reilly is a song about a woman's grief and struggle to cope with the loss of her lover. The song opens with the woman recalling the last moments she spent with her lover as he is taken away by a "moonlight shadow." This loss is compounded by an unresolved situation, and the woman is left grappling with a "riddle" on a Saturday night. She feels lost and unable to find a solution.
As the song progresses, the woman becomes more resigned to her lover's death, and she prays to see him again in heaven. The line "Four a.m. in the morning" is a powerful juxtaposition, emphasizing that her lover is gone while the world continues spinning. Other lines in the song, like "caught in the middle of a hundred and five," suggest that their relationship was not easy; perhaps it was affected by outside factors or even conflict.
The song's refrain is "Carried away by a moonlight shadow," which is reminiscent of the idea that people who have died are carried away in the afterlife. This is a poignant reminder that death can seem like a kind of "carry away" from our present lives, which can be surreal and difficult to comprehend.
Line by Line Meaning
The last that ever she saw him,
The final moment she saw him before he was taken away by the moonlight shadow
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
He was taken away by the mysterious force of the moonlight shadow
he passed on worried and warning,
He left with concern and caution for what was to come
lost in a riddle that saturday night,
Confused and bewildered during that Saturday evening
far away on the other side.
Physically distant and unreachable
he was caught in the middle of a desperate fight
He was entangled in a struggle for survival
and she couldn't find how to push through.
She was unable to find a solution to break through the difficult situation
The trees that whisper in the evening,
The trees create soft whispers in the evening breeze
sing a song of sorrow and grieving,
The trees evoke emotions of sadness and sadness
all she saw was a silhouette of a gun,
All she could see was the outline of a gun
he was shot six times by a man on the run
Someone on the run shot him six times
I stay, I pray
I remain and pray
see you in heaven far away.
Hope to see you in heaven, far from this world
Four a.m. in the morning,
At the early hour of 4 in the morning
i watched your vision forming,
I saw you appear in my mind's eye
stars roll slowly in a silvery night,
Stars move gradually in a bright, moonlit night sky
will you come to terms with me this night,
Do you come to a mutual understanding with me tonight
but she couldn't find how to push through.
She still could not find a solution to break through
Caught in the middle of a hundred and five.
Amidst a chaos of 105 things
the night was heavy and the air was alive,
The atmosphere was tense and lively
carried away by a moonlight shadow.
Taken away by the moonlit shadow once again
far away on the other side.
Still far away and out of reach
but she couldn't find how to push through.
Yet again, she was at a loss for a solution
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