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Moon - Steve Merlin 1995/2003/2008

She’s lying half asleep, half awake
The humming of the bus, the tainted glass
You can almost feel the lights from outside, shifting
And we put up in the rain, but under the stars that night

I could really lose myself in this place
The top of a mountain, a view so wide
Muddy grass that wraps around your feet
Would you like a drink of water from the stream tonight?

Moon is so bright now, so bright now, so bright now
Moon is so bright now, so bright now
Moon is so bright now, she so bright, so bright now
Moon is so bright now, she’s so bright now

The night is long, a misty walk, and I see her
She’s walking next to me, so far away now
And no-one really knows which way to go
So I just follow, and the moon would keep her face down

Moon is so bright now, so bright now, so bright now
Moon is so bright now, so bright now
And I would really want to climb up there, touch her face
Kiss the hair of the moon
Feel the breath of the moon
And I want to feel her head as she lies upon my shoulder
So close, so close, am I strong enough to hold her?

The moon is so bright here, it seems all clear to me
Through the thin air, the moon can shine so bright
The moon can shine so bright
The moon, the moon, can shine

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from Closer To The Moon, released April 27, 2008

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Steve Merlin Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Over 9 years dutch prog rocker Steve Merlin has been working on a story-based double album, to be released in 2025. In 2008 Steve launched his experimental album Closer To The Moon. Between Air And Wing (2013) and prog album Crash Course For Earth (2015), were both recorded with a band: Tom van Veldhoven (drums), Sjef Poels (guitars), Freek Helsper (keys), Rick Weren (bass) and guest musicians. ... more

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