- published: 18 May 2016
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The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth, and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite of a planet in the Solar System relative to the size of its primary, having a quarter the diameter of Earth and 1⁄81 its mass. The Moon is the second densest satellite after Io, a satellite of Jupiter. It is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face; the near side is marked with dark volcanic maria among the bright ancient crustal highlands and prominent impact craters. It is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun, although its surface is actually very dark, with a similar reflectance to coal. Its prominence in the sky and its regular cycle of phases have, since ancient times, made the Moon an important cultural influence on language, calendars, art and mythology. The Moon's gravitational influence produces the ocean tides and the minute lengthening of the day. The Moon's current orbital distance, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth, causes it to appear almost the same size in the sky as the Sun, allowing it to cover the Sun nearly precisely in total solar eclipses.
She said look at the moon, it's like a fingernail clipping
The sliver of light in the cold black sky
I gave her my coat, held her close and she cried
As the sun came up over the jagged sky line, the silence amplified our
Beating hearts
And I didn't answer when she asked why
Chorus:
One life to live and many paths to take
One twists and turns and falls away
And flowers bloom in brilliant light and fade into the night
So much to lose or so it seems, these idol games and children's dreams
How they confound and split the seams inside my mind I just keep moving on
Into the unknown
And I am walking alone by the St. Augustine bell thinking about you since
You went away
We used to sit here and watch as the shadows played
And if I try real hard, I can remember that sound ringing out just like a
Echoing off of the wall of the dark arcade
Chorus
You know being alone feels like I'm holding my breath
I try to be cool, I try to push it down
I walk like I know
And the city's freaks are the face of a beast
It's always dark but he never sleeps
I crawl with the silence backed up by freaks come on
I'm getting on