When Midnight Runs Deep (Only A Moonless Night) by Gloria Buono-Daly © 2025

(Verse 1)

When midnight runs deep, and shadows breathe, 

A quiet glimmer in tapestry. 

A wish that disappears before it lands, 

Like love slipping through open hands. 

Echoes whisper as memories sway, 

In the stillness, we seize the day. 

Too soon, too late, they drift away, 

Like whispers lost in yesterday. 

 (Pre-Chorus 1)

We see the stars, but they can’t stay,  mmm, they can’t stay...

Flickering lights, like lost loves fading away...

Meteors fall, and nobody knows, 

Yet still, we chase the light that glows. 

Could a moonless night 

Make this right, this riiiight...

 (Chorus 1)

When midnight runs deep, that’s when love speaks, 

No moon in sight,  just space for dreams. 

When the world is still and the sky lays bare, 

That’s when the stars illuminate air. 

So long as there's love.... 

We'll be in goood hands,... 

 (Verse 2)

We linger for an answer, big or small

Like aching hearts that shield it all. 

Too soon, too late, they fade away, 

Washed ashore in silver spray. 

A meteor drops, a fleeting tease, 

Like whispers lost in a gentle breeze. 

We burn, we fall, unheard, unseen, 

Yet we dream of what has been. 

(Pre-Chorus 2)

They’re always there, just out of sight, ohh, just out of sight...

Hiding behind the neon lights, neon lights... 

But when the dark reclaims the sky, 

That’s when they blaze, that’s when they fly... 

Could a moonless night 

Make this right, make this riiiiiight...? 

 (Chorus 2)

When midnight runs deep, that’s when love speaks, 

A moonless night,  just dreams to keep. 

When silence lingers, and hearts beat slow, 

That’s when the stars set the night aglow. ..

So long as there's love... 

We'll be in goood hands.... 

 (Bridge)

We watch them fall, yet don’t look twice, 

Like love that fades before goodbye. 

They shine brightest when they’re gone, 

A silent promise, forever strong. 

Like hearts that roam but find their course

Only a moonless night can bring new miiight..

  (Final Chorus)

When midnight runs deep, that’s when love speaks, 

A moonless night, where dreams reach peaks. 

Through endless nights, we chart our way, 

Like lost stars rising with the day. 

Lonely hearts begin to sing,

Lonely hearts clear up everything, everythiiing...

 (Outro)

When midnight runs deep, she waits, he roams, 

Chasing echoes, tracing frozen poems. 

Stars may dim, but love won’t fade, 

A promise held beyond the shade. 

She calls his name, and the night stands still, 

He hears her voice, guided by will. 

Through endless dark, they find their light, 

A moonless sky births radiant night.