Moonchild – English Lyrics

• By: M83
• Album: Before the Dawn Heals Us

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

They say I made the moon

Everything was in the dark

No memories at all

Just a tiny freezing wind in my back

As I was sitting there

Singing a song that you've never heard before

Suddenly, a voice told me

Keep on singing, little boy

And raise your arms to the big black sky

Raise your arms the highest you can

So the whole universe will glow

My first vision was a bush growing down the river

And I couldn't stop crying

Something was missing

I realized I was in love with the voice

I called it, again, and again

But all I heard was the echo in the light

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of Earth
dark /dɑːk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
memory /ˈmeməri/ A2	noun - the faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences
freeze /friːz/ A2	verb - to become or cause to become ice or solid due to cold
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
suddenly /ˈsʌdənli/ A2	adverb - happening quickly and unexpectedly
voice /vɔɪs/ A1	noun - the sound produced by humans for speech or singing
raise /reɪz/ A2	verb - to lift or move something to a higher position
universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/ B1	noun - all existing matter and space considered as a whole
glow /ɡloʊ/ B1	verb - to emit light; to shine
vision /ˈvɪʒən/ B1	noun - the ability to see or imagine things
bush /bʊʃ/ A1	noun - a shrub or dense vegetation
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears, often as an expression of emotion
realize /ˈriəlaɪz/ B1	verb - to become aware of something
echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ A2	noun - a repetition of sound caused by reflection of sound waves