Moondust

Jaymes Young's 'Moondust' is a hauntingly beautiful song that delves into the theme of unrequited love and the pain of letting go. The lyrics paint a picture of isolation and the vast distance between the narrator and the object of his affection, using the metaphor of an astronaut building a house on the moon. This astronaut is 'looking at you like a star from a place the world forgot,' which suggests a sense of unreachable distance and a love that is admired from afar, much like a star that can be seen but not touched.

The chorus, 'The brightness of the Sun will give me just enough to bury my love in the moondust,' speaks to the idea of using the light of hope or memory to find the strength to move on. Burying his love in the moondust signifies a final act of letting go, acknowledging that the love he has cannot survive in the harsh reality of space, which is 'colder than the darkest sea.' The act of burying his love is both a surrender and a poignant gesture of preservation, as if the love is too precious to simply be forgotten or left behind.

The song also touches on the concept of sacrifice. The narrator claims he's 'living far away on the face of the Moon' and has 'buried my love to give the world to you.' This suggests that the narrator is making a personal sacrifice, distancing himself and his feelings for the greater good of the person he loves. It's a bittersweet acknowledgment that sometimes love means letting go for the other person's happiness, even if it means being alone and carrying the weight of that love in solitude.