There Was No Moon

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THERE WAS NO MOON

Verse 1
I learned the language of the sea,
How every tide must turn and leave,
How hidden islands rise again
When silver waters start to breathe.
The moon can pull the world away,
Then gently give the shore its room—
But when the black tide came for me,
There was no moon.
There was no moon.

Verse 2
I only said what I could see,
No sharpened tongue, no hidden blade,
A simple truth across a desk
About a duty left unpaid.
I watched the weather cross his face,
A little kingdom filled the room,
And something darker than the sea
Began to bloom.

Pre-Chorus
Some men don't need a prison wall,
They only need a chair,
A title written by their name,
And people trained to fear.

Chorus
There was no moon behind this tide,
No law of nature on its side,
Just wounded pride in formal clothes
Deciding where my future goes.
You flooded every field I'd grown,
You salted years that were my own,
But somewhere underneath that blue
The land remembers what to do.
The water comes, the water goes—
And I will rise
Where no one knows.

Verse 3
They took the license from my hands
And called the verdict competence,
As if a surgeon lost his place
For failing to repair a fence.
I hired a man who knew the law,
We knocked on doors and entered rooms,
But justice sometimes wears a clock
That never moves.

Pre-Chorus
They wanted me to bow my head,
To learn the safest art:
Say yes before the question comes,
And lock the truth inside your heart.

Bridge
So give me wings,
Give me a camera and sky,
I'll leave the little rooms below
And teach my wounded eyes to fly.
From far above, the lines grow clear,
The mighty desks look small,
And men who thought they owned the earth
Are shadows on a wall.

Maybe distance tells the truth
That anger never could—
How crooked things can call themselves
Respectable and good.

Breakdown
I won't become the wave
That tried to drown my name.
I won't let someone else's rage
Teach my blood its game.
If one road closes under me,
I'll build another through the blue—
You took the ground beneath my feet,
But not the wider view.

Final Chorus
There was no moon behind that tide,
But still I made it to the other side.
The fields you drowned are breathing yet,
The roots beneath do not forget.
And if I never walk again
The road I thought would never end,
I'll climb until your walls become
A line beneath the sun.

Let the dirty water rise,
Let it rage and disappear—
I've spent enough of life below.

The sky
is waiting here.

Outro
Every tide must leave the shore.
Every throne becomes a room.
And when my buried land returns...

I'll know
there was no moon.

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THERE WAS NO MOON Verse 1 I learned the language of the sea, How every tide must turn and leave, How hidden islands rise again When silver waters start to breathe. The moon can pull the world away, Then gently give the shore its room— But when the black tide came for me, There was no moon. There was no moon. Verse 2 I only said what I could see, No sharpened tongue, no hidden blade, A simple truth across a desk About a duty left unpaid. I watched the weather cross his face, A little kingdom filled the room, And something darker than the sea Began to bloom. Pre-Chorus Some men don't need a prison wall, They only need a chair, A title written by their name, And people trained to fear. Chorus There was no moon behind this tide, No law of nature on its side, Just wounded pride in formal clothes Deciding where my future goes. You flooded every field I'd grown, You salted years that were my own, But somewhere underneath that blue The land remembers what to do. The water comes, the water goes— And I will rise Where no one knows. Verse 3 They took the license from my hands And called the verdict competence, As if a surgeon lost his place For failing to repair a fence. I hired a man who knew the law, We knocked on doors and entered rooms, But justice sometimes wears a clock That never moves. Pre-Chorus They wanted me to bow my head, To learn the safest art: Say yes before the question comes, And lock the truth inside your heart. Chorus There was no moon behind this tide, No law of nature on its side, Just wounded pride in formal clothes Deciding where my future goes. You flooded every field I'd grown, You salted years that were my own, But somewhere underneath that blue The land remembers what to do. The water comes, the water goes— And I will rise Where no one knows. Bridge So give me wings, Give me a camera and sky, I'll leave the little rooms below And teach my wounded eyes to fly. From far above, the lines grow clear, The mighty desks look small, And men who thought they owned the earth Are shadows on a wall. Maybe distance tells the truth That anger never could— How crooked things can call themselves Respectable and good. Breakdown I won't become the wave That tried to drown my name. I won't let someone else's rage Teach my blood its game. If one road closes under me, I'll build another through the blue— You took the ground beneath my feet, But not the wider view. Final Chorus There was no moon behind that tide, But still I made it to the other side. The fields you drowned are breathing yet, The roots beneath do not forget. And if I never walk again The road I thought would never end, I'll climb until your walls become A line beneath the sun. Let the dirty water rise, Let it rage and disappear— I've spent enough of life below. The sky is waiting here. Outro Every tide must leave the shore. Every throne becomes a room. And when my buried land returns... I'll know there was no moon.

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