MOON 

Written by David Poe. ©1997 Charming Martyr Music (BMI). All rights reserved. From the albums David Poe and Love Is Red 

SHE LIKED TO SEE HERSELF AS THE SUN 

LATER SHE MADE ME INTO THE MOON 

IT SOUNDED FINE TO ME 

WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO BE 

ILLUMINATING LOVERS OR 

CONTROLLING THE SEA? 

WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO BE THE MOON? 

  

SUN IN MY EYES, HER BEAUTY COULD BLIND 

SHE SENT ME TO THE SHADOWS EVERY NIGHT 

WHEN THE REVOLUTIONS CAME I SHIVERED, THIN, 

SHE ECLIPSED ME 

BY THE CYCLE OF HER WHIM 

WHEN SHE SAID ALL THIS 

I WASN'T SO HOT ON THE MOON I WAS 

NOT SO HOT ON THE MOON 

  

EVERY DAY I WATCH THE WORLD GO BY 

EVERY NIGHT I SEE A PLANET DIE 

EVERY MORNING IS LIKE YESTERDAY 

SHE IS ALWAYS HALF A WORLD AWAY 

  

AND I'M JUST DIAMONDS ON THE EVERGREEN 

I CAUSE THE WILD DOG TO SERENADE 

BUT I CAN ALWAYS HEAR HER 

IN THIS ATMOSPHERE 

HER JEALOUS STAR IS TAPPING 

AT THE END OF EVERY NIGHT 

DO YOU WANT TO BE THE MOON? I WAS 

DO YOU WANT TO BE THE MOON?