The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon [Official HD Remastered Video]

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


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

[zoidwuddie]

Karl left this world on March 10, 2024. RIP Karl and thanks so much for the music and memories...

[rodneycooperLMSCoach]

This song is amazing because it reminds me of a beautiful wife I had for 30 years and then lose her to cancer. She convinced me we could build a house on the west coast of Scotland and held my hand as I was scared of it and then held my hand again in starting our business as I was petrified convincing me we could do it. The words are so true and the greatest love of my life will always be in my heart.

[JaneHelenJones]

For Rocky my husband of almost 30 years. We lost him to lung cancer age 51 in 2011. He loved this song.💙💙💙

[PlasticJaysus]

RIP Karl, and thanks for all the music, both with the Waterboys and World Party.

[andrewfreeguard]

This song is timeless 1984 or 2024 it doesn't matter. Just enjoy!

[CJRomigIII]

and this is why the 80's were so incredible...

[DAYBYDAYCLOSERTOJESUS]

This is artistry, one of the most underrated masterpieces ever written. Who’s still listening in 2023

[AnthonyTiculin-wpch]

Just Lost my twin brother of 49 years to the big C .and this song was one of our favorites on the radio when driving around with our dad ... love you my brother Dean rest in peace.❤ 7-2-1974.+22-12-2023. Happy 50th Deany Boyz missing you heaps mate since you can't be here I'm having a beer for us both listening to the Waterboys love you to the moon and back.

[jl]

People will still be listening to this in 2124! Absolutely timeless

[michaelwalker]

Dedicated this song to my half after she passed away, miss her everyday. She had a vision for so many things and made me the best version of myself and I will always be grateful to her for that.

[rossmoore]

My dad's favourite song, was playing this as he passed less 6 hours ago, fuck cancer

[kateflanagan]

Why do folks ask who is here in 2024, good music lasts forever!!

[alenavanderveen]

When I listen to this song, it reminds me of my brother who has comitted suicide almost a year ago.. He always lived in extremes, he went too high
, too far.. too soon. Love this song, love the 80's, love my brother!

[emlix]

This could be about my missus. She had a terrible adolescence of sexual abuse, heroin addiction, exploitation, you name it. She was beautiful- I mean etherially, dizzyingly beautiful- charismatic, but above all, she had a prescience, an awareness, an intelligence that was properly unnerving. She had truly reached too high, too far and too soon, and tragically she was damaged beyond repair.
I miss you every minute of every day, Emma. Xxxx

[melissasalinas]

RIP Karl Wallinger, thanks for the music.

[stateworker]

RIP, Karl. Thanks for the melodies, the tunes, and the endless sing-alongs.

[anthonydickinson]

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

You were there at 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 truths
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

Unicorns and cannonballs
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

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

[selektivarrogant]

One of the best songs ever written and performed! So much emotion, so much depth. Still marvellous after all these years!

[catherinewarner]

This is for my lovely brother who passed on New Years Eve after a two year hard fought battle with cancer, he was so brave. One of his favourite songs.

[dananmckie]

Songs like this song never fade nor grow old
They just continue to brighten our lives