[Verse 1 A] THE MAN HAS LEFT THE MOON TONIGHT HE'S GONE OUT ON A LIMB INVISIBLE, YET SUCH A SIGHT WE KNEW IT WASN'T HIM [verse 1 B] HE LEFT HIS FACE INSIDE A CLOCK DISGUISED, TO BE ALONE HE TRADED HIS OBSCURITY FOR SOMETHING LESS WELL KNOWN [VERSE 2 A] THE MAN HAS LEFT THE MOON TONIGHT HE'S ONE -- WHO GETS AROUND HIS CRYSTAL BALL IS MADE OF LIGHT SO CLEAR -- IT CAN'T BE FOUND [verse 2 B] HE DRIVES INSIDE YOUR WATER RACE PULLS YOUR LAKES AND STREAMS WAVES ACROSS THE OCEAN'S FACE AND ROLLS BENEATH YOUR DREAMS [16BAR INSTRUMENTAL., adding spooky spectral choir voices wordless long notes BUILDING UP TO RETURN TO VERSE 3 ] [VERSE 3 A] THE MAN HAS LEFT THE MOON TONIGHT HE'S GONE AROUND THE BEND HE DISAPPEARS WHEN IT GETS BRIGHT NO DARKER WHERE HE'S BEEN [Verse 3 B] HIS TURN HAS LEFT THE RIGHT UNSTONED NO SHADOW LEFT AT NOON YET -- WHEN HE RETURNS -- FROM ANYWHERE IT'S STILL TOO LATE TOO SOON [ 8 bar outro]
