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Captains Of The Sky Lyrics
Mid air
I woke up beneath the flight deck
On the wall paper airplane
As you stare
I strap my helmet on and left your driveway behind
[Chorus]
Flutter all through the night
And we can blow the clouds around
This paper hanger skyline
Summer smile again
And you can disappear
But I'd rather be here
Dive bomb
We descended down the stair case
And crashed to the kitchen floor
So long
Our flight of downy dreams
Preened our soft paper wings
[Chorus]
Hello down there
The morning made of sailors
In the air
Keeping the midnight stars
Held high
We are captains of the sky
Waving goodbye
Hello down there
The morning made of sailors
In the air
Keeping the midnight stars
Held high
We are captains of the sky
Waving goodbye
I woke up beneath the flight deck
On the wall paper airplane
As you stare
I strap my helmet on and left your driveway behind
Flutter all through the night
And we can blow the clouds around
This paper hanger skyline
Summer smile again
And you can disappear
But I'd rather be here
We descended down the stair case
And crashed to the kitchen floor
So long
Our flight of downy dreams
Preened our soft paper wings
The morning made of sailors
In the air
Keeping the midnight stars
Held high
We are captains of the sky
Waving goodbye
The morning made of sailors
In the air
Keeping the midnight stars
Held high
We are captains of the sky
Waving goodbye
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Awesome Song about random paper objects!
I think of this song whenever I'm folding origami. I made a paper owl and sailboat. They are watching me. Or when I flew that paper bird down the stairs...
Owl City can write a song with lyrics that are just brief bits of memories. And they're still beautiful. They can be interpreted in a million ways and all of them are the correct way because this can mean anything to different people.
I think it's about taking risks whenever put into a difficult or tricky situation. He's found himself beneath the flight deck & he had to fly this plane. So he "puts his helmet on" & goes for it. He's saying to the other person (girl??) that it's up to her. She can stay behind if she wants, but he's gonna go &"fly". I think at the end of the song she joins him. "our flight of downy dreams preened out soft paper wings" - So, their dreams kept them going even through the hard times & whenever they came crashing down. And "the morning mad of sailors in the air keeping the midnight star held high" but means: If everybody takes that risk, makes that jump & follows their dream/goal, then life for everybody could be better & happier (..or something)
"grab the bull by its horns", so to speak!
"grab the bull by its horns", so to speak!