[Intro]
A thin light slips across the tiles
Broken shadows linger while
A melody in minor keys
Spills softly from the willow trees

[Verse 1]
Empty glasses on the sill
Silence growing colder still
Paper moon above the street
Wanders where the lost hearts meet

[Chorus]
A harsh mistress is the moon
She steals away the night so soon
Cold reflection on my room
A harsh mistress is the moon

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, the silver face above
Oh, oh, the moon I never loved

[Verse 2]
She waits beyond the windowpane
Tide and time within her reign
Promises you can't attain
She laughs at lovers lost in vain

[Pre-Chorus]
I reach for answers in the pale
All the secrets turn to veils

[Chorus]
A harsh mistress is the moon
She steals away the night so soon
Cold reflection on my room
A harsh mistress is the moon

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, the silver face above
Oh, oh, the moon I never loved

[Bridge]
Years unravel, shadows long
I trace her circle all night long
Dreams dissolve with every dawn
Left with echoes once she’s gone

[Chorus]
A harsh mistress is the moon
She steals away the night so soon
Cold reflection on my room
A harsh mistress is the moon

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, the silver face above
Oh, oh, the moon I never loved
Oh, oh, silent from her throne
Oh, oh, the moon I face alone

[Outro]
Shadows slipping through the blind
Half-lit thoughts I leave behind
Silent witness as I find
Another night she will not mind

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, the silver face above
Oh, oh, the moon I never loved
