The moon is down
And heaven is waiting
For us to find her in our sites
With focus that's strong
But my strength keeps slipping

Now we're all the terminal cases
(We're all the terminal cases)
But we're so determined to thrive
And those with defeat on their faces
(Those with defeat on their faces)
Are those that we must keep alive
And I admire your strength
You keep us going on
(You keep us going on)
You keep us going on
(You keep us going on)
You keep us fighting long
after the fire

You've measured our strides
Marked the degree of our fever
Charted the log
Made sure the temperature's rising

To fan the flames
And brandish our new courage proudly
As if it were ours from the outset
(As if it were ours from the outset)
As if we were never alone

The moon is down
And heaven is waiting
For callers and entries
As we're calling out
"This is ours, ours, ours
This one is ours!"

Now we're all the terminal cases
(We're all the terminal cases)
But we're so determined to thrive
And those with defeat on their faces
(Those with defeat on their faces)
Are those that we must keep alive
And I admire your strength
You keep us going on
You keep us going on
You keep us fighting long after the fire


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The Moon Is Down Lyrics as written by Christopher Andrew Carrabba Chad J. Neptune

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    In short (I don't feel like giving a full analysis right now), this song is about Chris's feelings of God, and God's feelings of Chris in return. Chris is both saying how God give him strength, and how he's going to keep spreading God's word, and drawing people to his side; "This is ours, ours, ours, this one is ours!" And as I've mentioned of other bands, FSF is a CHRISTIAN band, full of constant God metaphors. They thank God first and foremost on their album, and are part of Tooth And Nail Records, a Christian record company.

    truthsayeron May 04, 2002   Link

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