Lyrics for I Wish I Was the Moon as interpreted by _scandalous

I Wish I Was the Moon Lyrics
Chimney falls and lovers blaze
Thought that I was young
Now I've freezing hands and bloodless veins
As numb as I've become
I'm so tired, I wish I was the moon tonight

Last night I dreamt I've forgotten my name
'Cause I sold my soul
But I woke just the same
I'm so lonely, I wish I was the moon tonight

God bless me I'm a free man
With no place free to go
Paralyzed and collared tight
No pills for what I fear
This is crazy, I wish I was the moon tonight

Chimney falls and lovers blaze
Thought that I was young
Now I've freezing hands and bloodless veins
As numb as I've become
I'm so tired, I wish I was the moon tonight

How will you know if you've found me at last?
'Cause I'll be the one, be the one, be the one
With my heart in my lap
I'm so tired
I'm so tired
And I wish I was the moon tonight

I'm so tired
I'm so tired
And I wish I was the moon...

I'm so tired
I'm so tired
And I wish I was the moon tonight

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sharksandwich999
12-05-2004

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my favorite neko song and one of my favorite songs ever. beautiful in all realms.

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amerilie
01-29-2006

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one of my favourite songs

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goprogresschrome
02-21-2006

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Truly wonderful, I am saddened that so few peopel have picked up on Neko Case on this site. But this song is wonderful, simple but effective lyrics and that voice, the best female singer going.

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userstk
03-30-2006

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Never knew a song could be so simple yet so incredibly beautiful. It's amazing.
Could anyone care to answer my question? Do you think it is "Chimney falls and lover's blaze", or "Chimney falls as lovers blaze"? And just what is it supposed to mean?
In love with the song, I just want to know!

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no_syntax
04-14-2006

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i'm pretty sure it's "chimney falls and lovers blaze" the first time, but "chimney falls as lovers blaze" the second time (at least on the album version)-- although i don't think too much of the meaning hinges upon that distinction. i took this to be a metaphor for the disintegration of their union... love burning out, something once strong now crumbling... now she's cold and lonely.

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rose.parade
08-04-2006

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i went to see her in concert
she sounds ten times better live then she does on cd
i think that's amazing. because usually people cant hold a note when they;re live

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Purrty
04-12-2007

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I love the line 'this is crazy'. I mean, when you feel like this, all cold and lonely and out of place, you still realise how utterly crazy it is to have those feelings. "Why me, why am I feeling like this, why not someone else. Life wasn't supposed to be like this. This is just crazy."

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person22
03-27-2008

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such a good song

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kathymae19
03-27-2009

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"God Blessed Me I'm a Free Man With No Place Free to Go"

What do you think she means by this?

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laughing_man
06-18-2009

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"chimney falls and lovers blaze" brings to my mind the image of the two lovers falling out of the lightning-struck tower often found in tarot decks... the tense of "falls" could be pointing to that moment, the low-point, when the speaker realizes that he (or maybe she) is "lost" after having "sold" themselves, and the flood of loneliness accompanying this realization... the entire song is steeped in a kind of loneliness, but it's a beautiful solitude (amplified, of course, by neko's vocals and the guitar/string work here), much like the image of the wolf or coyote on the ledge, looking up at the moon... here, it is neko "howling" that primal feeling, the knowledge that one is always alone ("thought that I was young"), the innocence that always has been lost..

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laughing_man
06-18-2009

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"god blessed me, I'm a free man" implies the (free) will that we all have, our ability to choose, but "with no place free to go" suggests that we are also bound by our choices... it implies the power of choice to bind us in the feelings and consequences that follow our action... these lyrics could mean several different things, but my guess is that the song is about a person who thought they wanted something, and prostituted themselves ("I sold myself")... now they are racked with hunger, regret and loneliness ("but I woke just the same")... and maybe this person is afraid of becoming an outcast if others knew what they did ("no free place to go")... they feel trapped, but they feel they cannot relate their feelings to any person... the heart is not in their chest; rather, it is outside, on watch ("in my lap")... faith in love's redemption is leaving the person as they try to figure themselves out ... but the spirit tries to hold on... and so Neko has us turned to Nature, to the moon...

this sort of reminds me of "Fear and Love" when Skye Edwards sings "love can stop our fear / fear can stop you loving, but it's not always that clear"..

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ghosttrainhobo
10-22-2009

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I think that "chimney falls and lovers blaze" is a reflection on the memory of knocking boots so hard that the chimney on top of the house actually crumbles from the force - it's a reference to the passion of youth. It's followed by: "Now I've freezing hands and bloodless veins As numb as I've become" - which represents the melancholy of the subject's present life - growing old and longing for past love.

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