Ooh (ooh)

Everybody knows
Everybody knows
That you cradle the sun
Living in remorse
Sky is over

Don't you want to hold me, baby?
Disappointed, going crazy

Even though you can't afford
The sky is over
Even though we can't afford
The sky is over
I don't want to see you go
The sky is over
Even though we can't afford
The sky is over

Behind closed eyes lie
The mind's ready to awaken us
Are you at war with land
And all of its creatures?
Your not-so-gentle persuasion
Has been known to wreck economies
Of countries, of empires, the sky is over

Don't you want to hold me, baby?
Disappointed, going crazy

La, la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la

Not even from the sun
Not even from the sun
Not even from the sun
Don't you want me to run?

Even though you can't afford
The sky is over
Even though we can't afford
The sky is over
I don't want to see you go
The sky is over
Even though we can't afford
The sky is over
I don't want to see you go
The sky is over
Even though we can't afford
The sky is over
I don't want to see you go
The sky is over
Even though we can't afford
The sky is over

The sky is over us


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Sky Is Over Lyrics as written by Serj Tankian

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    first off, this song convinced me to get an account on song meanings.net.... furthermore, this is my favorite song off the album and possibly off any album. i beleive what xero77x describes about the song is true, but i don't think it's about us affairs with the middle east. It's just describing the effects of a neculear attack and how the world will end. Scientists believe that if we were to survive a global nuclear attack it would surround the world in a cloud of dust blocking out the sun, "sky is over" and subzero temperatures would cause a new ice age that will be much worse than the one that once happend on planet Earth. if this were to happen anytime soon we would not be prepaired to live in these conditions.

    xchipperxon October 30, 2007   Link

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