Landing Gear Lyrics

Lyric discussion by {Rotten}ViVica 

Cover art for Landing Gear lyrics by Ani DiFranco

how the hell do you get this is about god? it's about having her baby. i thought that was obvious, but guess i was wrong. maybe because i'm not religious.

anyway... new favorite! i bought RED LETTER YEAR on Sunday && have basically had this song on repeat ever since. i am so happy i got to see her play this song live in St.Louis this past October. =]

That's an interesting interpretation...about her having her baby.

I think I know what she really means, though. The name of the song implies it, actually. She's not preaching to the choir here. She's speaking to religious zealots that have their heads in the clouds, shouting at them, "Time to come down now. Time to land. Time to get back in touch with reality and be grounded once again." In the song, Ani tries to sell the idea to the pious that you don't need to live your life for an afterlife...for after you die. The world loves you right...

On second examination, I think it is actually about a combination of what you and I both put forth...about her having a baby and wanting the baby to live life for the here and now, for this world. She is going to make sure the baby loves this world and promises to never instill the fear-mongering of the religious in him or her. The frustrations and criticisms I mentioned that she puts forth are intertwined with her hopes and wishes for her baby. She mentions them as obstacles for her baby to overcome in this new world he or she...