Black-Eyed Moon
v4
@Xénia Somogyi
Black-Eyed Moon
v4
@Xénia Somogyi
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I found you at the edge of town
Under a black-eyed moon
Your dress was blue as storm water
And your smile was a loaded tune
You said my name like a prayer
Then you looked away
I knew right there, baby
I was done for that day
[Pre-Chorus]
Now your ring on the glass
Keeps cuttin' through the dark
And every road I ran
Brings me right back to your heart
[Chorus]
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Black-eyed moon, don't lie
She got my soul burnin'
And I don't know why
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
I keep comin' back to you
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Until my night runs through
[Verse 2]
Your porch light cut the rain
Like a knife through the pine
You held my coat at the door
Then you held my eyes
There was blood in your laughter
There was fire in your hand
I swore I could love you clean
But I was never that man
[Pre-Chorus]
Now your name in my chest
Won't let this silence sleep
I hear it in the gravel
Every time I leave
[Chorus]
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Black-eyed moon, don't lie
She got my soul burnin'
And I don't know why
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
I keep comin' back to you
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Until my night runs through
[Bridge]
If the devil's got your shadow
Then he's got mine too
I gave you all my good parts
And the rest of me wants you
[Final Chorus]
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Black-eyed moon, don't lie
She got my soul burnin'
And I don't know why
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
I keep comin' back to you
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Until my night runs through
I found you at the edge of town
Under a black-eyed moon
Your dress was blue as storm water
And your smile was a loaded tune
You said my name like a prayer
Then you looked away
I knew right there, baby
I was done for that day
[Pre-Chorus]
Now your ring on the glass
Keeps cuttin' through the dark
And every road I ran
Brings me right back to your heart
[Chorus]
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Black-eyed moon, don't lie
She got my soul burnin'
And I don't know why
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
I keep comin' back to you
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Until my night runs through
[Verse 2]
Your porch light cut the rain
Like a knife through the pine
You held my coat at the door
Then you held my eyes
There was blood in your laughter
There was fire in your hand
I swore I could love you clean
But I was never that man
[Pre-Chorus]
Now your name in my chest
Won't let this silence sleep
I hear it in the gravel
Every time I leave
[Chorus]
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Black-eyed moon, don't lie
She got my soul burnin'
And I don't know why
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
I keep comin' back to you
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Until my night runs through
[Bridge]
If the devil's got your shadow
Then he's got mine too
I gave you all my good parts
And the rest of me wants you
[Final Chorus]
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Black-eyed moon, don't lie
She got my soul burnin'
And I don't know why
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
I keep comin' back to you
Black-eyed moon, keep turnin'
Until my night runs through
Style of Music
Dark country with a slow swung 6/8 pulse, brushed drums, muted acoustic guitar, and low steel-guitar sighs; verse stays stripped and intimate, pre-chorus adds a walking bass and tense harmony lift, chorus opens with wider drums and a hooked baritone melody. Deep male vocals front and center with close-mic grit, octave doubles on key lines, and a few ghostly backing echoes. Reversed swells, dry handclaps, and a steel-guitar cry between phrases. Warm, smoky, and cinematic with a dusty low-end, country
