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Official Music Video for 'Whole of the Moon' by The Waterboys The Waterboys – 1985 available for pre-order now! 6CD Box Set covering the recording of the This Is The Sea album. 95 Tracks with 64 previously unreleased including: demos, alt. versions, outtakes, live recordings, TV & radio sessions, and the remastered version of the album. Includes a 220-page hardcover book written by Mike Scott containing a first-hand account of the creation of the album with deep recording details Also available THIS IS THE SEA Limited Edition 180gm Clear Vinyl https://linktr.ee/waterboys1985 Lyrics: I pictured a rainbow You held it in your hands I had flashes But you saw the plan I wandered out in the world for years While you just stayed in your room I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon Hmm, you were there in the turnstiles, with the wind at your heels You stretched for the stars and you know how it feels to reach too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon I was grounded While you filled the skies I was dumbfounded by truth You cut through lies I saw the rain dirty valley You saw Brigadoon I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon I spoke about wings You just flew I wondered, I guessed and I tried You just knew I sighed But you swooned, I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon with a torch in your pocket and the wind at your heels You climbed on the ladder and you know how it feels to get too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon, hey yeah! Unicorns and cannonballs, palaces and piers Trumpets, towers and tenements Wide oceans full of tears Flags, rags ferryboats Scimitars and scarves Every precious dream and vision Underneath the stars, yes, you climbed on the ladder With the wind in your sails You came like a comet Blazing your trail too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon #classicrock80s #TheWaterboys #MikeScott
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