Graham Parker - Total Eclipse of the Moon lyrics

Run and beat the shadow Run and beat the shadow Of the quickly setting sun All the tides in the ocean Couldn't pull it back The eclipse had already begun And it turned inside you With a grind of gears Like the blast from a point blank gun All the shifts in the planets Went into action Like an engine just switched on And left you Standing with the shadow of the earth between you Like an artery blocked by the things you locked up And it wouldn't matter what went on between you Because your heart just stopped when she stopped the clock You don't mean a drop in the ocean to her Now a whole different shudder of love run through her And it's not a moment too soon The total eclipse of the moon Look inside the telescope Look into the lens Understand what the distance is All the forces of nature Coming together In a total lunar eclipse Try to hold it together In a moment of madness With the kiss of a strangers lips All the shifts in the planets Kick into action And the heart in your chest just rips And leaves you Standing with the shadow of the earth between you Like an artery blocked by the things you locked up And it wouldn't matter what went on between you Because your heart just stopped when she stopped the clock You don't mean a drop in the ocean to her Now a whole different shudder of love run through her And it's not a moment too soon The total eclipse of the moon Repeat 1st verse Standing with the shadow of the earth between you Like an artery blocked by the things you locked up And it wouldn't matter what went on between you Because your heart just stopped when she stopped the clock You don't mean a drop in the ocean to her Now a whole different shudder of love run through her And it's not a moment too soon The total eclipse of the moon