Chords for Grace VanderWaal "Moonlight" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified
Tempo:
94.55 bpm
Chords used:
Em
C
Ab
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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So this was my first writing session with a producer named Sush Writer, named Ido.
I was super duper awkward and super weird.
I was like,
So, um, do you wanna like, write a song now?
[C] [Em]
I've never been in love.
I've never, you know, done
I've never done most of the things I say in my songs.
But this one, actually, Moonlight is a specific story.
I knew someone struggling with mental health.
At the time, it was still going on.
Now it's all Gucci.
It's all good.
But when someone's going through that, they're not them anymore.
They lose that spark.
Things like that don't go away.
And it only escalates.
[Ab] And watching that, and it's so hard to watch that.
And I like to try and put that in the song.
She always has a smile from morning to the night.
The perfect poster child that was once in my life.
You know, classic, always happy, stay positive.
But no one's always happy.
No one's always positive, you know?
Don't hold that mask over you, you know?
I love dolls and creepy old antique dolls.
I'm obsessed with them.
I've brought them in a lot of my old songs as well.
People are just seeing that perfect face and the perfect doll and being like, oh, it's all good.
Like, you're still you.
Nothing's going on.
Her?
No, she's like the happiest girl alive.
I almost saw a shelf, like an old doll, just starting to tip over the edge.
[E]
Dancing in the moonlight and that beautiful dance party is one of the most cliche things.
Looking back on that person, remembering them as them and having that spark, you miss that
so much that you kind of change the memory to feel so magical.
Now she lost her way and she forgets to smile.
Never gets a break from this life in denial.
Well, you see, when you're someone having this little fake life, it's kind of about
that fake life almost completely taking over and it's not even like you get those little glimpses anymore.
She's lost and this mask is starting to just eat her up and kind of become her.
[Em]
It's a hard thing about mental health and those kinds of situations is they're so unique.
I know everyone says this, but get some help, man.
It honestly helps a lot.
It might seem like they might not need it at the time or it might seem like, oh, it's
finally starting to work out.
I'm finally starting to see them.
But that's usually not how it works.
You usually need that professional help.
I was super duper awkward and super weird.
I was like,
So, um, do you wanna like, write a song now?
[C] [Em]
I've never been in love.
I've never, you know, done
I've never done most of the things I say in my songs.
But this one, actually, Moonlight is a specific story.
I knew someone struggling with mental health.
At the time, it was still going on.
Now it's all Gucci.
It's all good.
But when someone's going through that, they're not them anymore.
They lose that spark.
Things like that don't go away.
And it only escalates.
[Ab] And watching that, and it's so hard to watch that.
And I like to try and put that in the song.
She always has a smile from morning to the night.
The perfect poster child that was once in my life.
You know, classic, always happy, stay positive.
But no one's always happy.
No one's always positive, you know?
Don't hold that mask over you, you know?
I love dolls and creepy old antique dolls.
I'm obsessed with them.
I've brought them in a lot of my old songs as well.
People are just seeing that perfect face and the perfect doll and being like, oh, it's all good.
Like, you're still you.
Nothing's going on.
Her?
No, she's like the happiest girl alive.
I almost saw a shelf, like an old doll, just starting to tip over the edge.
[E]
Dancing in the moonlight and that beautiful dance party is one of the most cliche things.
Looking back on that person, remembering them as them and having that spark, you miss that
so much that you kind of change the memory to feel so magical.
Now she lost her way and she forgets to smile.
Never gets a break from this life in denial.
Well, you see, when you're someone having this little fake life, it's kind of about
that fake life almost completely taking over and it's not even like you get those little glimpses anymore.
She's lost and this mask is starting to just eat her up and kind of become her.
[Em]
It's a hard thing about mental health and those kinds of situations is they're so unique.
I know everyone says this, but get some help, man.
It honestly helps a lot.
It might seem like they might not need it at the time or it might seem like, oh, it's
finally starting to work out.
I'm finally starting to see them.
But that's usually not how it works.
You usually need that professional help.
Key:
Em
C
Ab
E
Em
C
Ab
E
So this was my first writing session with a producer named Sush Writer, named Ido.
I was super duper awkward and super weird.
I was like,
So, um, do you wanna like, write a song now? _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
I've never been in love.
I've never, you know, done_
I've never done most of the things I say in my songs.
But this one, actually, Moonlight is a specific story.
I knew someone struggling with mental health.
At the time, it was still going on.
Now it's all Gucci.
It's all good.
But when someone's going through that, they're not them anymore.
They lose that spark.
Things like that don't go away.
And it only escalates.
[Ab] And watching that, and it's so hard to watch that.
And I like to try and put that in the song.
_ She always has a smile from morning to the night.
The perfect poster child that was once in my life.
You know, classic, always happy, stay positive.
But no one's always happy.
No one's always positive, you know?
Don't hold that mask over you, you know? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I love dolls and creepy old antique dolls.
I'm obsessed with them.
I've brought them in a lot of my old songs as well.
People are just seeing that perfect face and the perfect doll and being like, oh, it's all good.
Like, you're still you.
Nothing's going on.
Her?
No, she's like the happiest girl alive.
I almost saw a shelf, like an old doll, just starting to tip over the edge.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Dancing in the moonlight and that beautiful dance party is one of the most cliche things.
Looking back on that person, remembering them as them and having that spark, you miss that
so much that you kind of change the memory to feel so magical.
Now _ she lost her way and she forgets to smile.
Never gets a break from this life in denial.
_ Well, _ you see, when you're someone having this little fake life, it's kind of about
that fake life almost completely taking over and it's not even like you get those little glimpses anymore.
She's lost and this mask is starting to just eat her up and kind of become her. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ It's a hard thing about mental health and those kinds of situations is they're so _ unique.
I know everyone says this, but get some help, man.
It honestly helps a lot.
It might seem like they might not need it at the time or it might seem like, oh, it's
finally starting to work out.
I'm finally starting to see them.
_ But that's usually not how it works.
You usually need that professional help. _ _ _ _ _ _
I was super duper awkward and super weird.
I was like,
So, um, do you wanna like, write a song now? _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
I've never been in love.
I've never, you know, done_
I've never done most of the things I say in my songs.
But this one, actually, Moonlight is a specific story.
I knew someone struggling with mental health.
At the time, it was still going on.
Now it's all Gucci.
It's all good.
But when someone's going through that, they're not them anymore.
They lose that spark.
Things like that don't go away.
And it only escalates.
[Ab] And watching that, and it's so hard to watch that.
And I like to try and put that in the song.
_ She always has a smile from morning to the night.
The perfect poster child that was once in my life.
You know, classic, always happy, stay positive.
But no one's always happy.
No one's always positive, you know?
Don't hold that mask over you, you know? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I love dolls and creepy old antique dolls.
I'm obsessed with them.
I've brought them in a lot of my old songs as well.
People are just seeing that perfect face and the perfect doll and being like, oh, it's all good.
Like, you're still you.
Nothing's going on.
Her?
No, she's like the happiest girl alive.
I almost saw a shelf, like an old doll, just starting to tip over the edge.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Dancing in the moonlight and that beautiful dance party is one of the most cliche things.
Looking back on that person, remembering them as them and having that spark, you miss that
so much that you kind of change the memory to feel so magical.
Now _ she lost her way and she forgets to smile.
Never gets a break from this life in denial.
_ Well, _ you see, when you're someone having this little fake life, it's kind of about
that fake life almost completely taking over and it's not even like you get those little glimpses anymore.
She's lost and this mask is starting to just eat her up and kind of become her. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ It's a hard thing about mental health and those kinds of situations is they're so _ unique.
I know everyone says this, but get some help, man.
It honestly helps a lot.
It might seem like they might not need it at the time or it might seem like, oh, it's
finally starting to work out.
I'm finally starting to see them.
_ But that's usually not how it works.
You usually need that professional help. _ _ _ _ _ _