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Calling the Moon Lyrics by Dar Williams

The Green World

2000

[Verse 1]
The moon wanted more of my night
I turned off the engine and headlights
The trees appeared as they'd never been gone
I promised the fields I'd return from now on
And the moon kept on rising
I had no more to say
I put my roadmaps away
And surrendered the day
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know you'll be calling me soon
And if I don't answer I'm calling the moon
[Chorus]
Calling the moon
I was calling her then
I'm wondering will she take me again
Oh, I am calling the moon
[Verse 2]
When I called the moon back to me
I thought she wanted my beauty
I shone in the best that vanity buys
I covered the path where my life turned to lies
And the moon kept on rising
But I felt nothing at all
She comes when the empire falls
And shines on crumbling walls
[Chorus]
Calling the moon
By the name that she chose
As Tennessee wandered in moth-eaten robes
Oh, I am calling the moon
Calling the moon
Oh, I'm calling the moon
[Verse 3]
Oh, make sense of me, night
I can see so much from this cold height
The moon said oh darkness my work is done
I've poured this bottle of light from the sun
But their anger keeps on rising
And they don't understand
I've shown them all that I can
That the world is at hand
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know they'll be calling me soon
And if I don't answer
[Chorus]
I'm only the moon
I can see by her light
This one's going out to the moon tonight
Oh, I am calling the moon
Calling the moon
Cause I know what it's worth
To tug at the seas and illumine the earth
Oh, I am calling the moon
Oh, I am calling the moon
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Dar Williams

Dar Williams

About “Calling the Moon” by Dar Williams

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"Calling the Moon" appears on "The Green World" in 2000.

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