The moon
The Microphones Lyrics

I drove up to the city at night and found the place
I drove at night to the city in pursuit of a place

where you grew up and then where you stayed and we
where you had your childhood, then stayed with family until we

walked around and stayed up late under city lights,
explored the city under its bright lights till late night,

I spent the night, next to you in the house where you grew up, next to you I miraculously woke up.
I spent the night in your parents' home by your side and woke up like a miracle next to you.

I went back to feel alone there.
I returned there to reminisce alone.

I went back to wipe it clean.
I went back to erase all that we had ever been.

I took the lights and radio towers out of my dreams.
I removed the imagery of lights and radio towers from my dreams.

And we went all the way up to the small town where
We journeyed to the small town where

I'm from with foggy air and the wind and the mountain
the air is foggy, the wind howls and the mountains loom,

top and we clung to rocks and looked off and you
we clung to rocks and looked out disbelievingly while you

held my hand. You almost got to start feeling me.
held my hand tightly embracing the moment, where you could almost feel me.

I finally felt like I was breathing free. Under swaying
I finally breathed free, under the swaying

trees we fell asleep and we had the same dream, the stars were bright, we dream the same every night.
trees and the night sky, we both fell asleep and dreamt of the same stars, a regular dream for us.

On my island home I spent some time with you.
I spent some time with you on my island home.

I went back and felt alone there.
I returned there and felt isolated,

I went back there by myself.
I went back there alone.

I gave up on everything that we'd felt.
I relinquished all feelings that we had shared.

We found a precious place in the sand right out in the wind and we lied under a blanket and heard the furious
We found a precious place in the sand, in the wind, and lay under a blanket while hearing the wild

sound, the roar of waves, the pounding surf, 2 bodies
sounds of waves crashing, two bodies

on the earth, it was intense just getting to be there
laying on the earth, just the experience was intense

next to you. And then I went and had sex with you.
beside you. And then I had sexual intercourse with you.

And you trying to get me then. And I was happy to let you in.
You tried to lure me and I didn't resist.

I went back and wished I hadn't.
I went back and regretted that decision.

I went back and felt regret.
I went back feeling regretful.

I went to the beach and I stared west.
I went to the beach and gazed towards the western sky.

Every night when the sun went down in the town
During the night, as the sun set in town

where we lived the empty streets were lit up by
we resided in, the vacant streets would be lit by

reflected light from a distant sun bouncing off a
light reflected from far-off sun after bouncing off a

glowing ball of rock and we just lied on the roof and
shiny ball of rock, and lay on the roof, where we

watched the moon, the moon, the blue light of the
observed the moon, the moon, the blue luminescence of the

moon. We didn't talk and silently we both felt powerful
moon. We remained silent, yet sensed great power

and, like the moon, my chest was full because we both
and, just like the moon, my chest was full, for we both

know we're just floating in space over molten rock and
knew we were suspended in outer space over liquid rock, whilst

we felt safe and we discovered that our skin is soft.
feeling secure, we learned that our skin was tender.

There's nothing left except certain death and that was
There was nothing left but inevitable death, which

comforting at night out under the moon.
was a comfort when out beneath the moon at night.

I went out last night to forget that.
I went out last night to forget that feeling.

I went out and stared it down,
I went out and defiantly stood up to it,

but the Moon stared back at me
yet the moon gazed back at me,

and in it's light I saw my 2 feet on the ground.
and, in its radiance, I glimpsed my feet firmly planted on the ground.