The intensity of the beam of reflected sunlight coming from the moon to the earth.

ChocolateInvasion said:

ok...now put it in perspective of the song for me please.

Pluv said:

Yesterday I tried 2 write a novel but I didn't know where 2 begin
So I laid down in the grass tryin' 2 feel the world turn
Boy loses girl in a rain storm, nuclear World War III
All that's left is pain and sorrow, as far as he's concerned

CHORUS:
He says please send all your moonbeam levels 2 me
Please send all your moonbeam levels 2 me
Please send all your moonbeam levels 2 me
I'm lookin' 4 a better place 2 die

Maybe he's lookin' 4 a different world
Maybe he's lookin' 4 a brand new high
Maybe he would like a nice condo overlookin' the rings of Saturn
Maybe he wants affection instead of a plastic life
Maybe he doesn't know what he wants at all

CHORUS

A newborn child knows nothing of destruction
Nothing of love and hate
What happens in between is a mystery
Because we don't give a damn about his fate

He said he'll never keep diaries 2 learn from his mistakes
Instead he'll just repeat all the good things that he's done
Fight 4 perfect love until it's perfect love he makes
When he's happy then his battle will be won (It's never 2 late)

Please send all your moonbeam levels 2 me
(Send your.. send 2 me)
Please send all your moonbeam levels 2 me
(Send your levels 2 me)
Please send all your moonbeam levels 2 me
(Sending me your.. send 2 me)
I'm lookin' 4 a better place 2 die (Better place 2 die)

Please send all your moonbeam levels 2 me (Oh yeah!)
Please send all your moonbeam levels 2 me {x2}
He don't, he don't, he don't really wanna die
He don't wanna, he don't wanna, he don't wanna die {x2}
He don't really wanna die

Pluv said:

MAYBE HE'S SAYING THAT HE WANTS TO BE ELEVATED TO THE COSMIC UTOPIA HE DESCRIBED IN THE LINE ABOUT A CONDO ON THE RINGS OF SATURN. ALEVEL IS A RANK OR A POSITION OR A PLACE.HE WANTS ELEVATION.THIS EARTH ISN'T LOFTY ENOUGH...MAYBE.HE SAY THAT HE ISN'T SURE WHAT HE WANTS.PART OF HIM WANTS TO WALK IN CARNALITY AND THE BASE WAYS OF MAN AND SOCIETY AND PART OF HIM FIGHTS FOR SPIRITUAL NIRVANA.THEN WHEN THE CONFUSING BATTLE IS WON AND PERFECT LOVE,A MIX BETWEEN GOOD AND BAD THAT IS IN THE UNKNOWN CORRECT PROPORTIONS ,IS MADE(REACHED)HE CAN STOP AND RELAX AND LET HEAVEN CARESS HIM.AND HE WHISPERS TO HIMSELF THAT "IT'S NEVER 2 LATE".


THEN AGAIN IT COULD BE ABOUT SMOKING POT!

rockwilder said:

I agree with your point! I think it's a plea to God to send him His love, because he needs it just to stay alive.

I think it's code for heroin and he wants to take an overdose.

TRON said:

lol, then what are "the rings of saturn" a code for?...

"Please send all your moonbeam levels to me"

hmmm...

One can only deduce from this lyric that:


1) the "moon" is one's arse

2) the "moonbeam" is the shit that comes out of one's arse

3) the "moon beam levels" are the levels or amounts of shit that one fires at Prince for writing such airy-fairy cryptic lyrics.


That said, I love the song...wish I had it in full cd quality though.





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[This message was edited Wed Mar 12 22:49:10 PST 2003 by mrdespues]