IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT by michael backhouse

I'm not that keen on explaining the meaning of my songs. Particularly in this case, as I like the idea of different people having their own interpretations of the lyrics and song. However this can be problematic when making a video as the visuals imply a particular interpretation. All I will say here is that the song is a moody piece, and I have tried to capture that with the images. However those images are not necessarily what I was thinking of when I wrote the song.

Comments and ratings are invited. Lyrics below.

IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT
words and music by michael backhouse

You and me gonna be alright
Walkin' out in the pale moonlight
Ghosts and shadows in the night again
Promised land through a stranger's eyes
Drifters, misfits in disguise
Another dream met its demise again

Chorus
Now that it's taken me - I don't want you to turn away
A risky situation to be sure
Blood on the moon I don't want it to burn away
Facing up to fears the only cure

Moving shapes at the end of my bed
From a book that I just read
Images of words unsaid - again
Things are not as they appear
Room is cold dark atmosphere
On the way to a new frontier - again
(repeat Chorus)

Whenever you talk to me
Another meaning's lying there
While you may disagree
We're in the same nightmare
(repeat first verse)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• singer
• songwriter
• mike
• michael
• backhouse
• pale
• moonlight
• acoustic
• guitar
• guitarist
• gothic
• wilsonmcphert
• twilight

[SuperBluehaze]

shadows that must run from the light;

we linger in the night;

black is always shadowed by white, so we linger in the night, for we know the night well.

Shadows hate the might of the sun.

Shadows we must linger in night, sweet moonlight;

shadows we chase the light, our demise;

Shades we linger in night, made of moonlight.

shadows we must run from the scorching sun

[SuperBluehaze]

In the pale moonlight i linger

and wonder of yesterdays and dreams

How all things fade away;

we reach for the stars

that always linger just out of reach;

we are shadows that linger in moonlight,

shadows that run from the searching sun.

[SuperBluehaze]

poetry in motion. Great stuff, mate.

[RensStella]

Powerful & beautiful in the music and the video,

thanks so much!

[Gooseberry51]

Great song!!!

[AHS3X7]

OMG ( Oh, my God ) I love it. 5/5

[Zappfrank]

Bravo!!!

[Jaalto]

Perfect haunting match between images and song. Loved it!