Song Description

Child abuse, and the use of dissociation (depersonalization), a common phenomenon, as a means of coping. Here, children "go to the far side of the moon" in their minds while the abuse occurs.

Lyrics

Far Side of The Moon © 2005 WEDewart

Some people say that I'm in ?No Man's Land?,
Some people say that they don?t understand,
And even now,
I feel numb with my feet on the ground.

But look around you, I'm no longer there,
Did you notice, or care?
I left the world in the hands
Of The Terrible Few


Hey, did you know that I was just a little boy,
When I first learned to fly,
You can tell all my "friends,"
The fast breaking news,
I'm on the Far Side Of The Moon

Over there on the other side,
It's a blinding white light,
You would call it the light,
Of the Silvery Moon.

But over here on the other side,
The place we all live,
Little children like me,
Who were hurt, can hide.

We left the world when we were boys & girls,
That's when we learned how to fly,
You can tell all our ?friends,"
The fast breaking news,
We're on the Far Side Of The Moon

The summer people, they come in caravans,
To get away from the light,
The camels and the kangaroos,
They eat from our hands.

We laugh and play, we have a wonderful time,
It's a perpetual high,
We're boys and girls, who've had to live,
A Terrible Lie.


So look around you, we?re no longer there,
Did you notice or care?
We?ve been wounded by the hands of The Terrible Few,
Throughout the years I?ve been sad and mad,
And I?ve been struggling still,
The moon is just another place I hide,
Behind my eyes.