Moon Song Ocean Dream

~~~Moon Song Ocean Dream~~~

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Words and Music by Sequoia Fahey

 

Notes:

Similar to the meandering feel to Hendrix's The Wind Cries Mary

With *dreamy whimsical musical break w/harp

 

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Standing outside at dusk I look up in wonder:

Just now the moon is rising over yonder hill

 

They say the moon looks bigger next to the horizon

Its warm and yellow just like a round surprise

 

And I wonder:

What other animals know this moon tonight?

 

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I know that:

Wolves howl at the moon and horses whinny,

As they gaze skyward in the field at night

 

And I also wonder:

Do the frogs see it too?

From their watery eyes near my pond?

 

Perhaps it is the moon they sing to

 

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I'll tell you a secret:

The moon is my friend and talks to me

From my window, I can see it while I am in bed.

 

Could it be?

That its a light that shows how big the universe really is?

Peeking through a doorway from a place that’s far away?

 

Its like the candle on my night table that flickers from across the room

 

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(chorus)

The moon is my clock

The moon tells what time it is

And the time is always now

Yes, the time is always now

 

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If could imagine myself outside again, I would know that:

Up in the woods moisture seeps up from the gravity,

To germinate the seeds in my father's garden

 

With the help of the moon's strength the first root hairs grow, and

Underground the earthworm crawl and the soil creeps

 

Such silent strength is the power of the moon

 

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Eyes closed I travel further still:

Out upon the bay, whales slap their tail upon the water

Are they playing? or just trying to stir up a snack?

 

On this full moon the tides grow high upon the shore, and

Restless waves glide up upon the stony beach

 

-Shhh! -Listen! The ocean is dreaming.

 

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(bridge)

And the ocean becomes my blanket

And lulls me back to sleep

 

And the moon reflect upon the swell

As underwater currents carry deep

 

Music of the whales mixing with underwater waterfalls.

As I become a part of this great ocean dream

 

(chorus)

The moon is my clock

The moon tells what time it is

And the time is always now

Yes, the time is always now

 

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So now you know:

The moon is a reflection triangulating off the sun

Its shows our place in this infinite universe

 

A light that's ever birthing from the fertile void and remains there still

like a mother's smiling face that's emerging from a cave

 

Constellation dance in slow motion across the sky at night

 

...like the flying of a distant kite

 

 

(chorus)

And the moon is my clock

The moon tells what time it is

And the time is always now

Yes the time is always now