The Moon

[Intro] Three hundred eighty-four thousand kilometres And still the closest thing [Verse 1] I turn exactly as fast as I go around So you only ever see one side of me The other face is not a dark face It is only a face you'll never see Twenty-seven days to circle you Twenty-seven days to spin A slow agreement made in gravity Before your oceans began [Chorus] Always the same face, always the same Turning with you, holding you steady Always the same face, always the same And pulling your tides before you were ready [Verse 2] July of sixty-nine, a ladder and a boot A grey dust that had never known a tread Twelve of you walked here and left the prints No wind to take them, so they're where you tread I tilt you gently, keep your seasons mild I am the reason your year is kind And every month I drift away from you Three point eight centimetres behind [Bridge] One day I'll be far enough That the eclipse won't fit the sun But not tonight, not for a billion years Tonight I'm still the only one [Final Chorus] Always the same face, always the same Turning with you, holding you steady Always the same face, always the same And pulling your tides before you were ready [Outro] Look up. I'm the one who never looks away.