moon
dj TAKA feat.Erika Lyrics
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Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe
Without your love
It's a honky tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Say, it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Without your love
It's a honky-tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
It's phony it's plain to see
How happy I would be
If you believed in me
The lyrics of "Moon" by dj TAKA feat. Erika present a message about the power of belief in relationships. The phrases "it's only a paper moon" and "canvas sky" present a metaphor for how superficial and fake everything may seem in the world, but it all depends on one's perception. The lyrics suggest that the external world is like a cardboard sea or muslin tree, which are insubstantial, fragile and without depth, meaning and reality as it is just an illusion. However, with belief and trust, something seemingly fake can become real.
The recurring refrain "If you believed in me" emphasize on the singer's desire for someone's trust or faith in a relationship. They explain that, without the other person's love, everything will be hollow, empty, and emotionally deprived. It's like a penny arcade, where everything is just a cheap game, and life becomes a honky-tonk parade full of artificiality, lacking authenticity and meaning, in the absence of love.
Overall, "Moon" is a song that inspires listeners to believe in love and relationship, which can make things better and more genuine, faithful, and meaningful than they seem. With the trust, relationship grows and becomes more alive, and it can create something worth having and cherishing in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Say, it's only a paper moon
This is not real, it's just an image of a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
It's not even a real sea, just a cardboard model
But it wouldn't be make-believe
However, if you trusted me, it would not be make-believe anymore
If you believed in me
If you had faith in me and believed what I said
Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Only a canvas portraying the image of the sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
The tree is not whole, just a muslin which is a type of fabric
Without your love
In the absence of your love
It's a honky tonk parade
It's a noisy and tacky parade
It's a melody played in a penny arcade
It's a tune played in a cheap arcade where games cost very little
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
It's a crazy, showy world full of illusions and magic tricks
Just as phony as it can be
It's entirely fake and unbelievable
It's phony it's plain to see
It's evident that it's not real
How happy I would be
How satisfied and joyful I would be
If you believed in me
If you had faith in me and believed what I said
Lyrics © S.A. MUSIC, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Fallen-Saint
(Please tell me)
(So lonely my heart is stay midnight)
(But I can't forget memories)
(It's slave of sadness)
Just a waiting for your call with smile
At over rainy day side
So lonely my heart is stay midnight
But I can't forget memories
It's slave of sadness
Oh baby is not here yet I wish your love again
Like a little girl a quick of fate
Over and over miss you where are we arrive?
Please tell me
Ever lasting love!
Shining shining moonlight flash my future tell me reality
Resounded with I love you
I can't keep back tears
I wanna arrive at once destination
Twinkle twinkle starlight
Looking for my many precious day
Remember promises you say you love me
I wonder where you are? Searchin' for happiness
@Fallen-Saint
(Please tell me)
(So lonely my heart is stay midnight)
(But I can't forget memories)
(It's slave of sadness)
Just a waiting for your call with smile
At over rainy day side
So lonely my heart is stay midnight
But I can't forget memories
It's slave of sadness
Oh baby is not here yet I wish your love again
Like a little girl a quick of fate
Over and over miss you where are we arrive?
Please tell me
Ever lasting love!
Shining shining moonlight flash my future tell me reality
Resounded with I love you
I can't keep back tears
I wanna arrive at once destination
Twinkle twinkle starlight
Looking for my many precious day
Remember promises you say you love me
I wonder where you are? Searchin' for happiness
@dreamEnd
Delicious Engrish
one of the best dj TAKA works
@earlaweese
DDR is one of the purest games out there... it makes me want to cry.
@lajenehuen260
BEMANI in general is pure
@selfactualizer2099
you havnt played modern warfare 2 12 years ago, that was pure
@SpikeRazzor
This type of music is essential for shaving those tenths of a second off of your time attack record ;).
@shizzler7176
dj TAKA was like the Tetsuya Komuro of game music. No matter what he did it always had style
@K8TR
Believe it or not the song is in English.
@MajesticOak
Still more understandable than half the accents I heard in Alabama...
(I have to say, out of all the states I lived/visited, Alabama is still one I would never want to go back to.
@CaveyMoth
It's all gibberish to me until she says "You say you love me."