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Moon is High is written by Elvis Costello and it was released as a single by Scarlett O'Connor and Avery Barkley who performed it in the Season One finale I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive.

They sing it as Juliette sits in the funeral home crying over her mother's body.

Lyrics[]

Avery:
The moon is high

Scarlett:
It's not the only one

Avery:
I'm a lone wolf
And I'm prowling

Scarlett:
So shine a light on me

Avery:
Down from your balcony

Scarlett:
You'll send me spinning

Avery:
And you'll find me howling
I'm under your window

Scarlett:
My shades are drawn tight

Avery:
He's up there with you

Scarlett:
He's been up here all night

Avery:
Do you favor a man
When he breaks down and begs?

Scarlett:
Or a boy with his tail
Dragging between his legs

Avery and Scarlett:
I feel vicious and sly
And the moon is high

Avery:
Now the sky's full of rain

Scarlett:
And I'm starting to wane

Avery:
And I wanna tear a strip from the firmament

Scarlett:
I dream you're near

Avery:
Whisper endearments

Scarlett:
If I could take that full moon
And make it more permanent

Avery:
I'm close to your window
Are you tired of him now?

Scarlett:
Is your light in the gutter
And done all you'll allow?

Avery:
Do you favor a man
When he breaks down and pleads?

Scarlett:
Or a boy with his tail
Dragging whenever you lead

Avery and Scarlett:
Now I'm in full cry
And the moon is high

Now I'm in full cry
And I want to tear a strip from the firmament
Howling for your love
I'm howling for your love
I'm howling for your love

Videos[]

Season One Songs
A Showman's LifeAll My AngelsAlready GoneAmerican BeautyBack HomeBitter MemoryBoys & BusesBuried UnderCasinoChange Your MindChanging GroundConsider MeFade Into YouFor Your GloryGun for a MouthHangin' on a LieHo HeyHypnotizingI Will FallI'll Be There (If You Want Me)I'm a GirlI'm A Lonesome FugitiveIf I Didn't Know BetterIf Momma Coulda Seen MeIn The Arms of a Jealous GodIt's My LifeKeep Asking WhyKissLet There Be LonelyLooking for a Place to ShineLove Like MineLove's Ring of FireLoving You is the Only Way to FlyMatchbox BluesMoon is HighNo One Will Ever Love YouNothing in this World Will Ever Break My Heart AgainOne Works BetterPapa Writes to JohnnyPeace in the ValleyPostcard from MexicoShineSideshowStompin' GroundsStronger than MeTelescopeTelescopeThe End of the DayThe Morning of the RainTough All OverTwist of BarbwireTwist of BarbwireUndermineUsedWe Are WaterWhen the Right One Comes AlongWrong SongYellin' From the RooftopYou Ain't Dolly (And You Ain't Porter)
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