Feist: My Moon My Man Meaning

Song Released: 2007

My Moon My Man Lyrics

My moon, my man
So changeable and
Such a loveable lamb to me

My care, my coat
Leave on a high note
There's nowhere to go but on

Heart on my sleeve
Not where it should be
The song's out of key again

My moon's white face
What day...

1. jlk2005

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   Oct 26th 2023 !⃝

   My moon, my man.
   So changeable and
   Such a lovable lamb to me.
   
   The second and third line insinuates a man that's loveable to her, but may not be to everyone, so he's changeable according to who he's with. Lambs are kind and gentle. Because he's changeable, he could be the complete opposite. Mean and rough. Again, according to who he's with.
   
   My care, my coat.
   Leave on a high note.
   There's nowhere to go but up.
   
   Lambs are baby sheep. Sheep make wool. There's your coat. The moon is her care, her coat. He's the one leaving on a high note, and he only has one place to go - up.
   
   Heart on my sleeve
   Not where it should be.
   The song's out of key again.
   
   "Heart on my sleeve" means to show your emotions, to make them visible. That's why the song's out of key again. That's "heart on my sleeve" in the song itself. People sing/play out of key when they get emotional.
   
   My moon's white face
   What day and what phase?
   It's the calendar page again.
   
   There's a lunar calendar like any other calendar, and there are 8 lunar phases.
   
   Take it slow
   Take it easy on me
   And shed some light
   Shed some light on me please
   Take it slow
   And shed some light
   Shed some light on me please
   
   She doesn't want him to be in a rush to leave. It's hard to be separated from the one you love. She wants the moon to shed some light on her because he is her man, after all. Light offers warmth.
   
   My moon and me
   Not as good as we've been
   It's the dirtiest clean I know
   
   Something is staining their relationship. It could be anything, including time. Every relationship has a honeymoon phase that only lasts for so long. The moon itself is the dirtiest clean. Its surface is covered in huge dark spots.
   
   Everything repeats. She's not leaving this man, given the ending. "My moon, my moon" insinuates that she's staking her claim. It's her moon, no one else's. He's her man.
   
2. anonymous

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   Jul 27th 2011 !⃝

   I assumed "my moon" referred to the 28 day cycle, and perhaps how her interactions with her man wax & wane with where she is in her cycle (interest, availability, something like that). Not sure about "my care, my coat" on a literal interpretation level, but seems metaphoric for attention and protection of some sort related to the moon phases.
3. anonymous

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   Jun 3rd 2011 !⃝

   I think it's actually about someone coming to the realization she is in some form of an abusive relationship, and how long it takes her to realize it.
   
   The chorus appears to be advice to anyone trying to talk sense into her. Sort of saying "tell me what I need to hear, but don't push or try to rescue me."
4. precioustiger

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   Oct 23rd 2008 !⃝

   It's about thinking a guy is amazing, but slowly realizing he's not cut out to how he seems to be
   moon = time passing, each night, waiting for him
   
   
   I highly doubt this song is about anal sex (which everyone seems to think),
   it's about her being in a relationship with a moody guy, so she takes her stuff and leaves. She compares him to the moon because the moon has phases like he has moods. And she "checks the calender" to see what mood he is going to be in, I'm not too sure about the next part it sounds almost like abuse when she says "take it easy on me and it's the dirtest clean I know.

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