Moon-Sun Wait

Finally got down to uploading my latest song presented at Songcraft last month.

Lyrics:

Female:
Each night, I look out the window
I see the cold and lonely moon
Am I like it, waiting for the sun

To shine its light upon my face

Male:
Each day, I wish for someone near
To set my heart ablaze with fire
I’ll give her joy and chase away her fears

Like the sun that warms her inside out

Chorus (Both):
I’m looking for true love
A love that was meant to be
A love that’s just for you and me
There will be no other
’cause that’s the way it is
’cause you’re the chosen one for me

Written in December last year, this was inspired at a time after I watched a couple of musicals I think. I was inspired to write a duet in a musical kind of setting and had the idea of the relationship between the sun & the moon in my mind. Originally I named it "Like the Moon & Sun" for want of a better name at that time, I didn't want it to sound too cliché with "sun & moon" (and definitely not like the restaurant!). So I changed it to "Moon-Sun Wait". Also becoz I started the song with reference to the moon. It sounds weird still, but never mind lah.

Contrary to popular belief, it is not a song of hopelessness based on the "sun-never-meets-moon" theory. It is in fact a more positive song based on the fact that the moon gets its shine from the sun (a reflection of the sun), hence the words "am I like it, waiting for the sun, to shine its light upon my face". Just like a girl waiting for someone to light up her life.

I also tried to be metaphoric in the lyrics where in the 1st verse, the girl is the moon, while in the 2nd verse, as a reflection of the 1st verse, the guy is the sun. Notice the "like the moon" and "like the sun" references, also the way it's written with "to shine its light..." "that warms her...". Also little things like "night" vs "day" between the verses. These all tie in too to the concept of the moon's shine as a reflection of the sun.

I was imagining one of those classic scenes where the girl is on the balcony (Romeo & Juliet?) looking up at the moon and singing the 1st verse, followed by a guy who is somewhere else, wishing away. Haha...must have been dreaming of a "hero" who will rescue the girl from the loneliness.

The chorus is actually depicting the search of "The One" where there will be no one but the 2 leads meant for each other. I was even thinking of a reprise of the chorus later on after the 2 finally get together where the lyrics would change to:

I've found my true love

A love that's meant to be

A love that’s just for you and me

There can be no other

’cause that’s the way it is

’cause you’re the chosen one for me

A fantasy love song.