A thief, such as the one in this song wants the moon to die out, as the only thing that keeps them from being shrouded in the dark of night is the moon. The thief is speaking to the moon wishing to “extinguish” the light of the moon. The moon answers with why the thief is ignorant, to which the thie...
[Verse]
Said the Thief to the Moon, "I'll extinguish your light soon
I'll put an end to all the light that you shed on this world in its darkened state"
Said the Moon to the Thief, "You know not of what you seek
You'll doom the world to wander the night with no light to guide the paths that men seek"
[Bridge]
"Oh, but all the wealth in the world will be mine
Without a means of defense for all those blind
My very existence is a race to attain wealth
For the thief's only loyalty in life is to the Devil and himself"
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Outro]
"The earth will rise up and devour all that you are
The skies will call forth thunderous storms from afar
When you're dead, there'll be no grave to remember your name
For your greed brings your end and there's no one but yourself to blame"
The Thief and the Moon was written by Shawn James.
The Thief and the Moon was produced by Shawn James.
Shawn James released The Thief and the Moon on Sun Aug 19 2012.
I’ve been obsessed with mythology and folklore pretty much my whole life and I find that it presents itself in my lyrics almost all the time. I’m gonna play you guys a myth of a song a wrote about a thief who tries to steal the light of the moon in order to blind the whole world and to take everyone...