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The Sky Is Falling Lyrics
t's coming down, it's coming down, it's coming down
These clouds could never hope to save us
From such a juggernaut of weight
We all dance a jingo cabaret
It's coming down, it's coming down
There're shadows forming on the pavement
We face a watershed of hate;
We're just miles apart but worlds away
We're just miles apart but worlds away
The sky is falling
And no one will lift their eyes to see
The sky is falling
And no one will care as long as it lands overseas
It's coming down, it's coming down, it's coming down
This roof could never hope to save me
And my family from certain death;
If we could leave we would have left
It's coming down, it's coming down
My little girl is just a baby,
And I'm scared that she won't make her teens
But my fear just fuels the hate machine
My fear just fuels the hate machine
The sky is falling
And no one will lift their eyes to see
The sky is falling
And no one will care as long as it lands overseas
I want to be strong enough,
To not let my fears decide my fate
Surrounded by jingoists;
I don't want any part of this
I want to be strong enough,
To not let my terror turn to hate
Surrounded by jingoists;
I don't want any part of this
I want to be strong enough
To not let my fear decide my fate
Surrounded by jingoists;
I don't want any part of this
I want to be strong enough,
To not let my terror turn to hate
Surrounded by jingoists;
I don't want any part of this
These clouds could never hope to save us
From such a juggernaut of weight
We all dance a jingo cabaret
It's coming down, it's coming down
There're shadows forming on the pavement
We face a watershed of hate;
We're just miles apart but worlds away
We're just miles apart but worlds away
And no one will lift their eyes to see
The sky is falling
And no one will care as long as it lands overseas
This roof could never hope to save me
And my family from certain death;
If we could leave we would have left
It's coming down, it's coming down
My little girl is just a baby,
And I'm scared that she won't make her teens
But my fear just fuels the hate machine
My fear just fuels the hate machine
And no one will lift their eyes to see
The sky is falling
And no one will care as long as it lands overseas
To not let my fears decide my fate
Surrounded by jingoists;
I don't want any part of this
To not let my terror turn to hate
Surrounded by jingoists;
I don't want any part of this
To not let my fear decide my fate
Surrounded by jingoists;
I don't want any part of this
To not let my terror turn to hate
Surrounded by jingoists;
I don't want any part of this
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Oh yeah, I definitely agree that this song is taking a shot at the war in Iraq. But I think Dustin uses WWII to make a comparison.
As far as terrorists, I think they are more motivated by religious extremism than Jingoism or nationalism. I was talking about how the US does not really fall into the whole Jingoism category
by the sky falling, he means bombs falling, as in on our enemies, etc. he's saying that when it happens, the world is in a bad state, people just don't care as long as it's not visible over here.
Yeah but it means so much more than that too. If you'll notice, Dustin used the word "jingo" in two different places. He rarely uses a word twice and I think when he does he must really want to emphasize it. Jingoism is like really intense nationalism to the point where it becomes aggressive and hateful to other countries. Dustin talks about the US foreign policy right now and how the government feels it is our duty to patrol the world and put out any threat to our reign of power. It definitely talks about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The "it" referred to is definitely atomic bombs, considering the song says stuff about shadows being burnt into the pavement.
And Dustin says how this Jingoism and warfare scares him because he wants to see his family live and grow up, and he knows there are other families overseas that feel the same but are facing more direct danger of attack. So he vows not to let this fear turn to panic and then into anger, because that is how wars are started.
sabio, your right on with your interpretations. there's nothing anyone can do to add to it.
perfect again sabio
Go Sabio, finally someone used this site for it's purpose. Three cheers to great interpretations.
Glad you guys agree with my interpretation.
Maybe im being an idiot but i see some radiohead resemblance here.
oh, i can see it as well. thrice are huge fans of radiohead. the handclaps also remind me of the microphones.
This song is not very ambiguous in it's lyrics but are none the less terrific. Sabio pretty much spelled it out. He is putting us in the shoes of some living overseas having to deal with that.