It Was the Night
Moonlit Memories: Robyn Hitchcock's Enchanting Tale of Love and Loss
Lyrics
It was the night
Describing the setting as nighttime
Cold English night
Emphasizing the coldness of the English night
It was the day
Contrasting with the night, now it's daytime
Warm English day
Describing the warmth of an English day
It was the moon shining down on the water so white
Depicting the moon's reflection on water
It was the moon shining down on the water
Reiterating the image of the moon's reflection on water
It was the house
Depicting an old English house
Old English house
Describing the house as aged
Blind as the night
Comparing the darkness of the night to blindness
She's dressed in white
Describing a person in white attire
She was so warm, good Lord, how I miss her right now
Expressing longing and missing someone dearly
Just like the moon shining down on the water
Comparing someone's warmth to the moon's reflection on water
Shine, shine unearthly light
Calling for an otherworldly or celestial light to shine
It was the night
Reiterating the setting as nighttime
Cold English night
Emphasizing the coldness of the English night again
It was the air
Describing the atmosphere or surrounding air
Azure and rare
Depicting the air as blue and uncommon
It was a girl with her face in the shadows so dark
Describing a girl with a shadowed face
Just like the moon shining down on the water
Comparing the girl's appearance to the moon's reflection on water
Just like the moon shining down on the water
Reiterating the comparison of the girl to the moon's reflection
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