"Parachutes (Funeral Song)" as written by Kori Gardner Hammel and Jason Edward Hammel....
Twenty-five seconds to live and I'm falling down
There the darling goes, magnetics that are pulling her down
Twenty-five seconds to live and I'm waving high
All this white's a thrill
Turning just to give us the sign
And what I never had were pictures passing by
Forces that make your way down
And what I had between the things I never tried
Was you reaching out in hopes that you could grab
Forces that make your way down
I'd say that's better 'cause at least I know you tried
At least I know you tried
Twenty-five seconds to live and I'm falling down
There the darling goes, whipping out her funeral song
Twenty-five seconds to live and I'm waving high
Now he cuts to go, deciding just to trade it all in
And what I never had were pictures flashing by
Forces that make your way down
But what I had between the things I never tried
Was you reaching out in hopes to hold your hand
Forces that make your way down
I'd say I'm better 'cause I lived before I died
At least I know you tried
There the darling goes, magnetics that are pulling her down
Twenty-five seconds to live and I'm waving high
All this white's a thrill
Turning just to give us the sign
And what I never had were pictures passing by
Forces that make your way down
And what I had between the things I never tried
Was you reaching out in hopes that you could grab
Forces that make your way down
I'd say that's better 'cause at least I know you tried
At least I know you tried
Twenty-five seconds to live and I'm falling down
There the darling goes, whipping out her funeral song
Twenty-five seconds to live and I'm waving high
Now he cuts to go, deciding just to trade it all in
And what I never had were pictures flashing by
Forces that make your way down
But what I had between the things I never tried
Was you reaching out in hopes to hold your hand
Forces that make your way down
I'd say I'm better 'cause I lived before I died
At least I know you tried
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At least I know you tried"
At least I know you tried"
i discovered them today, best discovery of my life.
this song means living before you die, and uses skydiving definately. both love and skydiving are ways of living before you die.
What i never had were pictures flashing by, like when people say they see there life flash by, she does not. At the end he cuts his line to just reach her and die with her
"Deciding just to trade it all in."
Hi! Team Boo is one of my favorite albums ever, especially because of the heavy organ sound. Question: Is there a specific story behind the lyrics for Parachutes (Funeral Song)? Literally taken it's an absolutely beautiful and tragic song, I was just curious if that was the intention when it was written or if I'm just missing some kind of other interpretation. Love it either way. :)
[–]Mates_of_State[S]
It was about this couple who took their 1000th skydive together. A friend of ours was accompanying them. They had just gotten married. Tragically the womans' chute didn't open and she turned on her back and waved goodbye to her husband who had just pulled him. So sad but definitely warranted a song.