Moonlight Shadow
"Moonlight Shadow" is a song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 by Virgin Records, and included in the album Crises of the same year. The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had collaborated with Mike Oldfield since 1980. It is Oldfield's most successful single, reaching number one on a number of charts around Europe.
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| B-side | "Rite of Man"
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| Released | 6 May 1983
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| Recorded | Denham, England, February – April 1983
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| Songwriter | Mike Oldfield
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Lyrics
The last that ever she saw him, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
He passed on worried and warning, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
Lost in a river last Saturday night, far away on the other side,
he was caught in the middle of a desperate fight, and she couldn`t find how to push through.
Verse 2
The trees that whisper in the evening, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
Sing a song of sorrow and grieving, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
All she saw was a silhouette of a gun, far away on the other side,
He was shot six times by a man on the run, and she couldn`t find how to push through.
Bridge:
I`ll stay, I`ll pray, I`ll see you in heaven far away,
I`ll stay, I`ll pray, I`ll see you in heaven one day.
Verse 3
Four a.m. in the morning, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
I watched your vision forming, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
Star was glowing in a silvery night, far away on the other side,
Will you come to talk to me this night, but she couldn`t find how to push through.
Bridge:
I`ll stay, I`ll pray, I`ll see you in heaven far away,
I`ll stay, I`ll pray, I`ll see you in heaven one day.
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