The Whole of the Moon lyrics

I pictured a rainbow

You held it in your hands

I had flashes

You saw the plan

I wandered out in the world for years

You just stayed in your room

I saw the crescent

You saw the whole of the moon

You saw the whole of the moon

You were there at the turnstiles

With the wind at your heels

You stretched for the stars

You know how it feels

To reach too high

Too far

Too soon

You saw the whole of the moon

You saw the whole of the moon

I was grounded

While you filled the sky

I was dumbfounded by truths

You cut through lies

I saw the rain-dirty valley

And you saw Brigadoon

I saw the crescent

You saw the whole of the moon

You saw the whole of the moon

I spoke about wings

Where 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

You saw the whole of the moon

With a torch in your pocket

And the wind at your heels

You climbed on the ladder

You know how it feels

To reach too high (too high)

Too far (too far)

Too soon (too soon)

You saw the whole of the moon

You saw the whole of the moon

Unicorns and cannonballs

And palaces and piers

Trumpets, towers, and tenements

Wide oceans full of tears

Flags, rags, ferry boats

Scimitars and scarves

Every precious dream and vision

Underneath the stars

You climbed on the ladder

With the wind in your sails

Came like a comet

Blazing your trail

Too high (too high)

Too far (too far)

Too soon

You saw the whole of the moon

You saw the whole of the moon

You saw the whole of the moon

• Artist:Karine Polwart
• Album:Karine Polwart's Scottish Songbook (2019)