And in terms of the mouth, silence ("I won't have to talk no more") has long been seen as a religious virtue.Īll of this would tend to support the interpretation that this is a song about hope, inspired by its importance in Christianity. "an eye for an eye", "speck in your brother's eye"). D G D G D Oh, Im Beinfollowed by a moon shadow, moonshadow, moonshadow- D G D G D Leapin and hoppin on a moonshadow, moonshadow.
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"Eyes" are mentioned in the Bible repeatedly, especially as a figurative motif (i.e. His linking of "hands" with "plough" and "lands" is decidedly anachronistic in tone. Worth noting that his choice of body parts is interesting in itself. In doing so, he highlights how important it is to remain hopeful and optimistic. Stevens suggests a number of pretty dire occurrences:Īnd if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land Reading the whole verse it seems clear that this is a case of dramatic contrast. An optimistic interpretation thus seems fitting.Īlthough the melody and chorus are uplifting, the cited verses go against the grain and appear rather grim. So the "faithful light" here is a wordplay both on the light of the Moon and the light of God, and how an appreciation of the former can lead to one of the latter. Yusuf Islam interview with Chris Isaak, 2009 I thought that was so cool, I'd never seen it before."
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"So there I was on the edge of the water on a beautiful night with the moon glowing, and suddenly I looked down and saw my shadow. The title Moonshadow can be taken literally: Indeed, Moonshadow contains other religious themes:ĭid it take long to find me? I asked the faithful light. Paul advocates that all Christians should keep "faith, hope and love. This song was, of course, written before his conversions to Islam but as Morning Has Broken suggests he has been religious all his life. According to Wikipedia (which cites a slightly dubious source that I can't verify), Stevens felt the message of this song was "uplifting" and he has called it an "optimist's anthem".