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The Blue Sky Lyrics
I find it hard to breathe
As life just eats away
At the faces that surround me
They look tired today
The lady at my table
Doesn't want me here
I just want to talk to her
But would she laugh at my accent
And make fun of me
It doesn't seem like this
Blue sky's here for me
There are no girls in here
As far as I can see
Only pin-up posters
Looking down at me
Watching papercups of coffee
Growing cold before my eyes
All the things I see
That make me realize
I'm in this big world without you
Nothing to my name
I never knew that
Blue sky meant such pain
I'm dying to be different
In the coffee shop
I've lived on borrowed strength
Now my supplies are cut
Though i'm older than my looks
And older than my years
I'm too young to take on
My deepest fears
Oh, I used to be confused
But now I just don't know
Since you left I've been watching
Blue skies come and go
As life just eats away
At the faces that surround me
They look tired today
The lady at my table
Doesn't want me here
I just want to talk to her
But would she laugh at my accent
And make fun of me
It doesn't seem like this
Blue sky's here for me
As far as I can see
Only pin-up posters
Looking down at me
Watching papercups of coffee
Growing cold before my eyes
All the things I see
That make me realize
I'm in this big world without you
Nothing to my name
I never knew that
Blue sky meant such pain
In the coffee shop
I've lived on borrowed strength
Now my supplies are cut
Though i'm older than my looks
And older than my years
I'm too young to take on
My deepest fears
Oh, I used to be confused
But now I just don't know
Since you left I've been watching
Blue skies come and go
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What a great song
It is a great song. It's interesting that not all people pick up the "desperation" in the tune. To me, that is very evident.
The meaning of the lyrics is quite literal: he is sad/desperate over a girl who left him.
What's not evident is that the "Blue Sky" is the name of a coffee shop. Knowing this, "the lady at my table" or "dying to be different in the coffee shop", or "the faces that surrond me" make a lot more sense.
Also, the coffee shop must be somewhere in North America (anyone want to guess where?), since he mentions that "she" may laugh at his accent :)
How anyone could miss the desperation in this song is amazing!
How anyone could miss the desperation in this song is amazing!
I remember reading somewhere that the coffee shop is in London, or at least England, and was written on one of their early tours.
I remember reading somewhere that the coffee shop is in London, or at least England, and was written on one of their early tours.
The lines: "I'm older than my looks and older than my years" could be a reference to reincarnation. His soul or consciousness would be older than his looks and years if this wasn't his first incarnation. The entire song could be a metaphor for feeling out of place or alienated in this increasingly egocentric world.
The lines: "I'm older than my looks and older than my years" could be a reference to reincarnation. His soul or consciousness would be older than his looks and years if this wasn't his first incarnation. The entire song could be a metaphor for feeling out of place or alienated in this increasingly egocentric world.
One thing that always fascinated me is the...
One thing that always fascinated me is the deep-pitched, monotone voice in the background in the line "I never knew that". It also seems to be faintly present in the line "used to be confused", but I may be just imagining it.
I personally think this song is the bands way of expressing how difficult it was for them to leave Norway to try make it in the music industry and how hard it was for them to leave the people they loved behind. It would be a daunting experience to go from Norway to America.
I love this song, even though it is one of their lesser known ones. Something I love is the lyrics' versatility; whoever this person is, he needs them to be confident ... how they left him, who they were (no, it doesn't seem to have to be a girlfriend; could be anyone close), the whole context ... it's left up to the listener
Beautiful!
The Norwegian Beatles, what a pure melody from the romantic times! The song could be about the experience of living abroad, totally artistic on the other hand, the vocals and the sound are pleasure for the ears!
I think this song is about prejudice