Why “Whole of the Moon”
Because it is one of my favorite songs.
One that makes me stand up, dance, sing and wonder.
It’s a song that makes me think about what’s possible and about the ability to see it all and not only the separate pieces.
If you can’t see the whole, the pieces don’t come together.
It’s a song that makes me GO, understanding that if we wait, nothing happens.
“The whole of the moon is the big picture, which takes a particular vision to see.”
Mike Scott - The Waterboys
THE WHOLE OF THE MOON - Lyrics
I pictured a rainbow
you held it in your hands
I had flashes
but you saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years
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 in 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 truth
you cut through lies
I saw the lone empty 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 get 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 tenements
wide oceans full of tears
flags, rags, ferryboats, 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 !
Written: New York January 1985 / London Feb 1985
Appears: On "This Is The Sea", "Best Of", "Live Adventures" and "The Whole Of The Moon"