Light of the Moon.

The land we've travelled so far,sees your life upon my death. I killed my love so you could live.

Salam.

This is a special request made by my best friend Jem. I'll try my best to do a review on the song 'Light of the Moon' by Steve Vai,a guitarist he devotes. Here you go,Mimil! Oops,sorry. That's the cute name. ;) All on board the cable car...

Light Of The Moon
Lyrics by Steve Vai

She never knew how cold it gets
Alone in a city she never will forget
As tears seem to fall like lead
Into his silent and empty bed
They were never meant to be alone
In two cities they never could call home

And all his letters she holds to her breast
So his words she could breathe into herself...And they said...

We could go live in a city down under
Where all the sun shines and people are good
And the melodies flow in rainbows of colors
And we'll dance in the silvery light of the moon
We could be drinking the light of the moon

Without him her days are dark
She can't see the sun rise or even the stars
He stares into her picture frame
Remembering her laughing while running in the rain
And he regrets the things he said
That broke her down the day that she left

But life's too precious to let it slip away
And now her message is clear as a bell...And it says...

We could go live in a city down under
Where all the sun shines and people are good
And the melodies flow in rainbows of colors
And we'll dance in the silvery light of the moon
We could be drinking the light of the moon

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Dear readers,for blogging purpose,I'll only prepare a brief review,or it'd be a bore for you. Do tell me if you'd prefer to read the long one. I don't think I'm fit to write one now,aiyak! x_x


-Review Section-

Sung by an inspiring rock guitarist virtuoso Steven Siro Vai,Light of the Moon is a splendour of words with the theme of dejection. A glance over the whole lyric would enchant just anyone reading with its direct yet beautifully arranged words.

Composed with five stanzas,the first contains six lines followed by the second stanza with double lines and the third with five. This pattern repeats itself twice,making the verse a consistent 6-2-5 stanza pattern.

The number of words in a line is of a minimum of six to a maximum of twelve.

Perusing the rows,the song tells about two lovers who go separate ways and weep over the loss of one another. One of the them,described in the song as the man,hurt his lover with his words that she turned away and thus regrets his deeds ever since. However,both remain in two isolated cities alien to both,despite the fact that they were inseparable then. Line 3 to 5 in the first stanza portrays how both are deeply in sorrow for the occurrence and the present life they have to live without each other. 'Tears' signify the woman's desolation while 'lead' stands as a metaphor of the man's sufferings in loneliness. The line gracefully express how one lover's sorrow is the other's agony. The complementing second stanza tells how the woman longs for her lover's promises found in stanza three.

The setting portrays the persona as living in two cities,estranged from each other which resulted from a dead end they met in a dispute.

Adding up to its beauty,the verse contains a significant number of dazzling natural images such as the moon,sun,rainbow and stars;which set the ambient of the story with gleeful atmosphere in the woman's memories and yearnings. A simple metaphor of the bell,symbolizing marriage in stanza 5 puts an end to the story as the women resolves that life is not to be spent regretting over an irreplaceable loss when a new ray of hope comes in her way. The last line shows her determination in opting for the marriage.

To sum up,Light of the Moon captivates my mind with its brilliant lines and alluring music composition that I consider it as one perfectly awe-inspiring song.


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So that's all I managed to present my dear friend and you dear guest with,and if you'd like to listen to the song please do not hesitate. Go Ares and LimeWire and whatever sophisticated software ya have on yer lappy for the song Light of the Moon!

Sunshine in your way,the world!