Chasing The Moon

from I'm Alive by Soul Messengers

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2014 Debut Album from Soul Messengers. Comes in a lovely gatefold card case, with artwork by Julius Cruickshank.

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This is my environmental ballad. Or as some people call it, my green period piece. I wrote it for a TV documentary to raise attention on the plight of the Murray River in Australia. It was about someone canoeing from the top of the river to the bottom in a cycle of the moon, and showing the effects we've had on the important waterway. The guy in the canoe made it, but my song sank along the way and didn't make it to the producer in time. So I happily kept it for myself.

lyrics

Chasing the moon
Words and music by Chich

Verse 1:
I’m gonna float,
to chase the moon in my boat.
To try to help poor time,
fix the wrongs before they all die.
A quarter gone the moon beckons me,
Come the time ticks on it’s still chasing me.
But I’m floating down the stream,
With plastic bags that gleam in moon beams.

Chorus:
And I’m floating down the stream,
chasing the moon on tails of moon beams.
Chasing the wrongs and making rights,
well it’s not too late if we all fight,
well it’s not too late if we all fight.

Verse 2:
Half the moon’s disappeared,
the lapsing of seconds is pushing me with speed.
Feel the suffocation of progress, encircle my boat.
Feel the hands through the water want to drag and choke.
Moon three quarters missing I can hear the call,
reach my destination my port and goal.
See all those fields their haunted by trees which are long gone,
the songs of life have disappeared, the birds have all flown.

Chorus:

And I’m floating down the stream,
chasing the moon on tails of moon beams.
Chasing the wrongs and making rights,
well it’s not too late if we all fight,
well it’s not too late if we all fight.
Yes it’s not too late if we all fight.

credits

from I'm Alive, released August 31, 2014
released August 31, 2014

Richard Aljinovic - Lead Vocal, Acoustic Guitars
Simon Morel - Lead Guitar

Michael Carpenter - Bass, Guitar, Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals, Drums
Russell Crawford - Drums, Clavinet, Piano, Percussion, Bass
Helen Grimley - String arrangements
Alister Sung - Cello
Julie Starkey - Violin
Caitlin Benetat -Violin
Simon Wolnizer - Trumpet
Kylie Whitney - Backing Vocals

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Soul Messengers Sydney, Australia

"Soul Messengers’ sound is deeply rooted in soul, R&B and funk. It’s a sound that’s simultaneously dirty and luxurious." Huffington Post

Soul Messengers, are a Sydney based Soul and RnB band. They have released 3 studio albums, with 2017’s Vision & Faith reaching #5 on the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay chart. Their previous albums also garnered great reviews and nationwide radio play. ... more