“Draw Down the Moon” by Foxing
It is not abundantly clear what the vocalist means via his desire “to draw down the moon”. Perhaps he is actually speaking to the idea of taking the moon out of its orbit and ‘drawing’ it down to Earth.
Of course such is a fantastical concept, and all things considered whatever it is he’s talking about doing to the titular celestial body, obviously he doesn’t mean it literally. Rather the whole moon-related idea is evidently intended to be a metaphor for how much he loves the addressee.
And said addressee apparently would be his significant other. Moreover the reason he’s making such a wild claim is because by the looks of things she’s on the verge of leaving him.
They both apparently love one another. However, he is also convinced that she is not totally satisfied in their relationship. And by the looks of things, this is made most evident by her having stated or displayed a desire to bounce.
So now has come the time for him to prove how much he loves her. But once again going back to the ridiculousness, if you will, of the titular expression, the implication would be that at this point he feels there is little to nothing he can actually do to salvage this union.
In other words, he’s not going to be able to actually “to draw down the moon”. So it’s more like what he’s saying is that if he could do something this fantastic he would, once again just to prove to the addressee that he “can keep it all together”, i.e. is worthy of her continued commitment.
Or what we’re trying to get at is that this song reads like a message from a desperate dude to the lady who is about to leave him, entreating her not to do so. No, it doesn’t appear that he’s begging or anything like that. But he does seem convinced, one way or another, that he is on the verge of losing her.
And considering that he does love her, that idea is disturbing him significantly. So whereas he may not be able to convince her with actions he’s rather trying to do so with words, as best he can.
Foxing
Foxing is a band from St. Louis, Missouri whose core membership, as of the release of this track, consists of the following members:
- frontman Conor Murphy
- drummer John Helliwg
- guitarist Eric Hudson
The crew has been around since 2011 and dropped three albums thus far. The albums in question are:
- 2013’s The Albatross
- 2015’s Dealer
- 2018’s Nearer My God
And whereas they have yet to make it onto the Billboard 200, the critical success of their projects have steadily increased. For instance, Nearer My God made it onto the top 10 of multiple Billboard lists.
“Draw Down the Moon”
Meanwhile, “Draw Down the Moon” is the title track from their fourth studio album. This undertaking is a product of Hopeless Records alongside Grand Paradise. The latter is a label Foxes launched shortly prior to the release of this song on 15 July 2021.
Conor Murphy co-directed the music video to this track. And it stars an actor by the name of André De Shields.
