This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
I hope my leg don't break
Walking on the moon
We could walk forever
Walking on the moon
We could live together
Walking on, walking on the moon
Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Feet they hardly touch the ground
Walking on the moon
My feet don't hardly make no sound
Walking on, walking on the moon
Some may say
I'm wishing my days away
No way
And if it's the price I pay
Some say
Tomorrow's another day
You stay
I may as well play
Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
I hope my leg don't break
Walking on the moon
We could walk forever
Walking on the moon
We could be together
Walking on, walking on the moon
Some may say
I'm wishing my days away
No way
And if it's the price I pay
Some say
Tomorrow's another day
You stay
I may as well play
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Walking on the moon
I hope my leg don't break
Walking on the moon
We could walk forever
Walking on the moon
We could live together
Walking on, walking on the moon
Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Feet they hardly touch the ground
Walking on the moon
My feet don't hardly make no sound
Walking on, walking on the moon
Some may say
I'm wishing my days away
No way
And if it's the price I pay
Some say
Tomorrow's another day
You stay
I may as well play
Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
I hope my leg don't break
Walking on the moon
We could walk forever
Walking on the moon
We could be together
Walking on, walking on the moon
Some may say
I'm wishing my days away
No way
And if it's the price I pay
Some say
Tomorrow's another day
You stay
I may as well play
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Walking on the Moon Lyrics as written by Gordon Sumner
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I have a very personal interpretation for this track. Basically, at the minute, I am working with a woman to whom I'm quite attracted. However, she doesn't feel the same, so I've got to move on and forget about her. However, that's easier said than done. Just two weeks ago, I happened to be in work and this song came on the radio and got me thinking of the girl in question and my feelings for her.
"Giant steps are what you take, walking on the Moon".
I'm taking giant risks and walking on thin ice at the same time because I'm in love with this woman and I also have to work with her.
"I hope my legs don't break, walking on the Moon".
Pretty self-explanatory, I hope my heart doesn't break by being in love with her.
"We could walk forever/be together, walking on the Moon".
If I were to win her heart, there's nothing I wouldn't do for her. She would make me so happy.
"Some may say, I'm wishing my days away, no way".
Some people know of my feelings for her and tell me to 'keep dreaming', but "tomorrow's another day", as Sting says.
"Keep it up".
Even though I accept that I may never get to be with her, I will 'keep it up', as Sting informs. Basically, here he is saying that 'a man can dream.
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yeh, i think guitarboy is definitely right, i think hes using his leg as a metaphor for his heart as well.. "i hope my leg dont break". when he leaves her he's in a state of bliss, he doesnt want it to stop, he wants to keep "walking on the moon", and thus, doesnt want his leg (heart) to break.
@Schr4nz <br /> <br /> I like this song a lot. So I came to look at the lyrics. Yes I think I agree with people here. It was written in time of incredible space exploration. But for person singing Walking On the Moon is impossible. It is a fantasy. He can see the woman he would like to be with but she doesn't feel the same way ...
The tempo is just right for the lyrics, too
I'm pretty sure no one's leg can break while walking on the Moon. :P
I think this song is about wanting to be in love with a girl. "We could ve together". It feels like he's walking on the moon when he's been with her. "Feet they hardly touch the ground". He's optimistic they'll eventually get together but others aren't so sure. "Some may say I'm wishing my days away".
That's my interpretation.
I must have been the man you envisioned. This song came unbidden to my head after just such an event a few years ago.
yeh i think schrr4nz summed it up, its a straight up love song liek most of the police's tunes, still awesome though prolly my favourite police song
Being in love is so magical, we never want it to stop. It's like walking on the moon, or even better. Still, we know it's dangerous, because when it ends we can end up with a broken leg (heart).
That's my take on this song. I agree with the other comments, specially with apcmdn13.
This song is badass. It's basically that the writer wants this relationship to last forever and not ever have to get fucked over in love.
Emotional vs Logical thinking. Emotional "clouded"- We could walk forever, walking on the moon, we could be together...... Logical- Some may say I'm wishing my days away, no away, and if it's the price I pay......
That is a great interpretation!