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A Million Parachutes Lyrics
Like a million parachutes
The snow is coming down
I lock up the front door
And turn the lights down
In the glow of the street lights
I see them descend
Like a million parachutes
Small men on a mission
I miss the warm
And I miss the sun
And I miss the ocean
I miss everyone
And I miss the bridges
That span across the bay
Tonight, it seems like ages ago
Like a million parachutes
The snow still falls
The dogs are asleep now
There's no one to call
I put on some records
And wait for the light
Of those million parachutes
Now a blanket of white
I miss the warm
And I miss the sun
And I miss the ocean
I miss everyone
And I miss the bridges
That span across the bay
Tonight, it seems like ages ago
The snow is coming down
I lock up the front door
And turn the lights down
In the glow of the street lights
I see them descend
Like a million parachutes
Small men on a mission
And I miss the sun
And I miss the ocean
I miss everyone
And I miss the bridges
That span across the bay
Tonight, it seems like ages ago
The snow still falls
The dogs are asleep now
There's no one to call
I put on some records
And wait for the light
Of those million parachutes
Now a blanket of white
And I miss the sun
And I miss the ocean
I miss everyone
And I miss the bridges
That span across the bay
Tonight, it seems like ages ago
Song Info
Submitted by
delial On Jun 13, 2007
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This is one of those songs that could relate to if you grew up where it snows. Some nights you would just be alone and sit and think
Nobody commented on this song???!!! This is a great song and I LOVE it.
I will comment on it too lol.
I will comment on it too lol.
This has to be my favourite song by Sixpence. It's such a relaxing song - I have no idea what it's about?
This has to be my favourite song by Sixpence. It's such a relaxing song - I have no idea what it's about?
If I were to guess though, I think it's about a nuclear aftermath but it has the the best song on the album by far...
If I were to guess though, I think it's about a nuclear aftermath but it has the the best song on the album by far...
I think this song is about an old person that is remembering the past.
I've heard that leigh nash's grandpa wrote this as a poem.
It's a favorite. I miss summer.
It sounds like someone old reminiscing about a war and everything that was lost during such a time. They "lock up the front door and turn the lights down" to hide from the snow. The snow could bring cold and harsh memories. It falls "like a million parachutes" and "small men on a mission".
The chorus tells of everything the writer misses, most of which are warm things, as well as missing everyone, but that "seems like ages ago".
A second verse lulls the listener into the idea that the war is over, through telling that "The dogs are asleep now". The writer is possibly alone, continuing with "There's no one to call" and they pass the time by listening to records as they "wait for the light".
Hearing the chorus again is as if they are thinking about their youth, before having gone to war, and remembering everything and everyone they miss.