I remember when I was young watching the movie
An American Tail. If you haven't seen it, it's a movie about Fievel's journey to reunite with his family in America. The family was immigrating from Russia to America in hopes of finding freedom, when Fievel becomes separated from his family. There is one scene in the movie where Fievel looks up into the sky and sees the moon and sings "Somewhere out there". At that same moment Tanya, Fievel's sister, is doing the exact same thing. It's such a sweet moment of pure love.
To this day, every time I look up at the moon, I think of that song. It actually means more when I'm away from my family. We saw the moon every night in Morocco, and I photographed it a lot. A friend didn't really understand why I was so enchanted with the moon, and there are many reasons, including knowing that it's a connection to others. It was a stunning sight, and there was something comforting about seeing the moon every night.
I think if we stayed there any longer in Morocco, I would have started belting out the song (instead of singing it in my head)... lucky for everyone, we didn't!
Somewhere out there,
beneath the pale moonlight,
someone's thinking of me and loving me tonight.
Somewhere out there,
someone's saying a prayer,
that we'll find one another in that big somewhere out there.
And even though I know how very far apart we are,
it helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star.
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,
it helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.
Somewhere out there,
if love can see us through,
then we'll be together, somewhere out there,
out where dreams come true.
