Released: January 1, 1996
Songwriter: Sting
Producer: Simon Osborne
[Verse 1]
From the mountains of the moon to the mighty delta
From the deserts of the West to the shining sea
Beneath the canopy of stars flowed the serpent river
Flowing through my father's land that he left to me
[Verse 2]
From the baker to the priest to the candle maker
From the highest to the low in my father's land
We make our offer to the sun 'fore the break of morning
Or else everything we have will just turn to sand
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I have a lot to ask
I have a lot that I need to say
I have so much to do
And all I need is another day
[Verse 3]
From the soldier to the scribe to the carpet maker
All the different colored threads in a carpet loom
A woven tapestry of life is our mighty nation
This is the writing on the wall of my father's tomb
[Pre-Chorus 2]
We have a lot to ask
We have a lot that we need to say
We have so much to do
And all we need is another day
[Chorus 1]
Beneath the desert moon I call you
Beneath the desert moon I sing
Beneath the desert moon so lonely
I'm just a boy who would be king
[Bridge]
With just the moon to guide us
We sometimes lose our way
If there's a light inside us
We'll follow, follow it to the brightness of the day
[Verse 4]
Every single blade of grass every yellow flower
Every ripple on the sea or the blue blue Nile
Every leaf on every tree every single creature
From the smallest little bird to the crocodile
[Pre-Chorus 2]
[Chorus 2]
Beneath the desert moon I call you
Beneath the desert moon we sing
Beneath the desert moon we're waiting
Before the coming of the king
[Chorus 3]
Beneath the desert moon that's sinking
We see the Eastern skies on fire
This is where darkness leaves
And shining waters fall
And let the shadows run
And we'll say, "welcome to the sun"
[Outro]
Brand new day...
(From the mountains of the moon to the mighty delta
From the deserts of the West to the shining sea
Beneath the canopy of stars flowed the serpent river
Flowing through my father's land that he left to me)
From the mountains of the moon to the mighty delta
From the deserts of the West to the shining sea
Beneath the canopy of stars flowed the serpent river
Flowing through my father's land that he left to me
[Verse 2]
From the baker to the priest to the candle maker
From the highest to the low in my father's land
We make our offer to the sun 'fore the break of morning
Or else everything we have will just turn to sand
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I have a lot to ask
I have a lot that I need to say
I have so much to do
And all I need is another day
[Verse 3]
From the soldier to the scribe to the carpet maker
All the different colored threads in a carpet loom
A woven tapestry of life is our mighty nation
This is the writing on the wall of my father's tomb
[Pre-Chorus 2]
We have a lot to ask
We have a lot that we need to say
We have so much to do
And all we need is another day
[Chorus 1]
Beneath the desert moon I call you
Beneath the desert moon I sing
Beneath the desert moon so lonely
I'm just a boy who would be king
[Bridge]
With just the moon to guide us
We sometimes lose our way
If there's a light inside us
We'll follow, follow it to the brightness of the day
[Verse 4]
Every single blade of grass every yellow flower
Every ripple on the sea or the blue blue Nile
Every leaf on every tree every single creature
From the smallest little bird to the crocodile
[Pre-Chorus 2]
[Chorus 2]
Beneath the desert moon I call you
Beneath the desert moon we sing
Beneath the desert moon we're waiting
Before the coming of the king
[Chorus 3]
Beneath the desert moon that's sinking
We see the Eastern skies on fire
This is where darkness leaves
And shining waters fall
And let the shadows run
And we'll say, "welcome to the sun"
[Outro]
Brand new day...
(From the mountains of the moon to the mighty delta
From the deserts of the West to the shining sea
Beneath the canopy of stars flowed the serpent river
Flowing through my father's land that he left to me)
more tracks from the album
B-Sides & Rarities
- The Ballad of Mack the Knife
- How Insensitive
- Ne me quitte pas
- Every Breath You Take/Theme from Peter Gunn [Mr. Ruggerio’s Remix]
- I’ll Follow My Secret Heart
- It’s a Lonesome Old Town
- All for Love
- Invisible Sun
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Another Pyramid
- Waters of Tyne
- Ain’t No Sunshine
- What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
- Fragile (Duet)
- Love Sneakin’ Up on You
- Shallow Brown
- One Day She’ll Love Me
- Blood Red Roses
- The Bed’s Too Big Without You
- Moonlight
- Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
- Seventh Son
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- Lullaby for an Anxious Child
- Gabriel’s Message
- Fine Knacks for Ladies
- The Lowest Trees Have Tops
- Can She Excuse My Wrongs?
- The Mighty
- Until
- Beneath a Desert Moon
- Angel Eyes
- My Funny Friend and Me
- My One and Only Love
- I Saw Three Ships
- You Were Meant for Me
- Need Your Love So Bad
- Windmills of Your Mind
- Sisters of Mercy
- Sister Moon
- Come Down in Time
- Tempted
- The End of the Game
From the album
- B-Sides & Rarities (2007)
Sting popular songs
- Shape of My Heart
- Englishman in New York
- Desert Rose
- Fields of Gold
- Fragile
- Russians
- It’s Probably Me
- If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
- Brand New Day
- Seven Days
- Mad About You
- A Thousand Years
- Soul Cake
- I Can’t Stop Thinking About You
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
- All This Time
- When We Dance
- If It’s Love
- The Last Ship
- Fortress Around Your Heart
- Children’s Crusade
- Moon Over Bourbon Street
- Synchronicity I
- Giacomo’s Blues