How Many Moons
Chasing Moons: Longing, Romance, and the Passage of Time
Lyrics
How many moons, how many moons
Expressing a sense of longing or separation, questioning the duration since the speaker last saw someone's face.
Has it been since I've seen your face?
Continuing the theme of longing, questioning the time elapsed since the speaker has seen the person in question.
Seems like forever, seems like
Emphasizing the feeling of an extended period, suggesting that it feels like a very long time since the last encounter.
I'll never ever get back to that place
Conveying a sense of doubt or despair, expressing uncertainty about returning to a particular emotional state or place.
Where it all began
Reflecting on the starting point of a relationship or an important experience.
And the time just ran on through
Indicating the passage of time and the inability to go back to the initial moment.
How many moons must there be before I see you?
Pondering the number of lunar cycles it will take before the speaker is reunited with the person in question.
How many days, how many ways
Asking about the quantity of days and diverse ways the speaker has imagined or desired to hear the other person's voice.
Have I imagined, I've heard your voice?
Describing a dream-like quality, suggesting the surreal nature of the speaker's thoughts about the other person.
Seems like a dream, I'm caught in between
Expressing a sense of being torn or conflicted between different emotions or choices.
And for me there is no other choice, but to get in the wind
Referring to the speaker's commitment to pursuing the unknown, even if it means facing challenges.
Once more time again, I'm not livin' too well like this
Acknowledging the difficult circumstances or emotional state the speaker is currently experiencing.
How many moons must I be away from your kiss
Pondering the number of moons required before the speaker can experience the joy of the other person's kiss again.
She brings the spirit, how I can hear it
Describing the positive influence the other person has, bringing a sense of spirit and romance into the speaker's life.
The spirit of romance, something to believe in
Highlighting the importance of having something to believe in, possibly referring to the romantic connection.
I want to give in with every golden chance
Expressing a desire to seize every opportunity for romance and happiness.
How many times so fresh in my mind
Reflecting on vivid memories, particularly the tactile sensation of hands running over the other person.
I see my hands run all over you?
Describing a beautiful dream but acknowledging the ambiguity or uncertainty in the speaker's situation.
Beautiful dream, I'm caught in between
Suggesting an ongoing sense of being caught in a state of emotional limbo or indecision.
Guess, I'll never be through
Conveying a sense of resignation, suggesting that the speaker may never fully move on from the emotions being experienced.
Wishin' on the moon
Expressing a desire or hope, possibly in a symbolic way, by wishing on the moon.
I'm wishin' on the moon
Reiterating the act of wishing on the moon as a significant or recurring theme in the speaker's thoughts.
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