I pictured a rainbow
You were there at the turnstiles
I was grounded
I spoke about wings
With a torch in your pocket
Unicorns and cannonballs,
You climbed on the ladder
Everybody should be so inspired! But somehow, it's all a little scary, isn't it? Having inspiration is a good thing, though.
you held in your hands
I had flashes
but you saw the plan
I wondered 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!
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!
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!
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!
and the wind at your heels
You climbed on the ladder
and you know how it feels
To reach too high
too far
too soon
you saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
palaces and piers,
Trumpets, towers, and tenements,
wide oceans full of tears,
Flag, rags, ferry boats,
scimitars and scarves,
Every precious dream and vision
underneath the stars
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!