The Whole Of The Moon - The Waterboys 1985

The Whole Of The Moon - The Waterboys
From the 1985 album "This Is the Sea."
Written by Mike Scott:
I pictured a rainbow
You held in your hands
I had flashes
But you saw then plan
I wondered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
You were there at the turnstiles
With the wind at your heels
You stretched for the stars
And you know how it feels
To reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!
I was grounded
While you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truths
You cut through lies
I saw the rain-dirty valley
You saw brigadoon
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
I spoke about wings
You just flew
I wondered, I guessed, and I tried
You just knew
I sighed
But you swooned
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
With a torch in your pocket
And the wind at your heels
You climbed on the ladder
And you know how it feels
To reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
Unicorns and cannonballs,
Palaces and piers,
Trumpets, towers, and tenemets,
Wide oceans full of tears,
Flag, rags, ferry boats,
Scimitars and scarves,
Every precious dream and vision
Underneath the stars
You climbed on the ladder
With the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
Blazing your trail
Too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!

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[tillyeyesgreen]

One of the most beautiful song about friendship ever written.

Sublime !

Great Mike Scott !

[threesisters99]

I just re-discovered The Waterboys, never realized how good they are 'Live'....what a band with Mike Scott passionately performing his poetry...Whole of the Moon one of the iconic songs and big moments in music. Also discovered this year's release of " In a Special Place ", the piano demos for This is the Sea..music at it's best and compulsory listening for music lovers...

[Vinnie11888]

I work at Rave Motion Pictures . . . this song plays after the credtis of every movie right now lol we clean to this song all the time. I have fallen in love with this song.

[eddieM1966]

sweet!

[NAILER1892LFC]

YEAH YEAH YEAH 6,OOO viewer. Should be 60,000,000. An EPIC TIMELESS CLASSIC!

[ARUAL9ful]

'THIS IS THE SEA' - SUCH AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF WORK - WELL WORTH THE EXPERIENCE - THE WHOLE OF THE MOON POSS. BEING THE BEST BIT 'COS IT'S SO FULL OF A KIND OF EXCITEMENT THAT TAKES HOLD (IN SUCH A STRONG WAY YOU CAN'T RESIST) XX

[tomcattin66]

The first time i heard this song,was in an irish pup in hannover germany and since that time i hear it every day. Great.

[tommie184]

remember this @ cyprus tavern m/chester in 86 got a kickin of the city blue scum but wot a proppa tune