Lyric discussion by ken1150445 

Cover art for Late Lament lyrics by Moody Blues, The

May I suggest an alternate thought Cold-hearted orb that rules the night- what orb rules al most all home's TV's Removes the colours from our sight - in the time this was written B&W TV was the norm and yes Red is gray Yellow is white Red is grey is yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion - it's all an illusion on TV These lines - letters are written - never meaning to send and many more if you look at it in this light

@ken1150445 You are way over thinking this, an orb is round, he is referring to the moon, H.P. Graham's post at the bottom sums it up perfectly.