Lyric discussion by generatorparty 

Cover art for The Sky Is Fallin' lyrics by Queens of the Stone Age

I agree with perfect5th

this song also has a personal meaning for me, im using it as therapy lol.

anyway heres my interpretation

The sky is falling This human race that we run has left me crawling Staring straight at the sun

In other words, all the shit of the world and shit that people do has brought this guy to his knees.

All in a moment I notice that every dog has his day I paid attention, it cost me so much to hate

He is realising that everything will get better and hating and worrying has only cost him.

For so long I saw only wrong But now to remind it's a waste of time

Self explanitory

Close your eyes and see the skies are falling Close your eyes and see the skies are falling

I wanted something, nothing, blank, I don't know It's hard deflecting Stones are easy to throw

Its hard avoiding the bad things in life, as they can happen easily.

All in a moment I noticed Hours, days, left behind On wasted, useless, selfish, none of a kind

He notices that he should have ignored all the shit of the world and lost "hours, days" worrying or being upset.

For so long I saw only wrong But now to remind, not to go back to the low That has drained my life so long That has drained my life so long That has drained my life so long That has drained my...

The anxiety and anger at his situation has been getting at him for so long and he cant go back to feeling this way, its possible something bad is happening to him at the time of writing and hes reminding himself not to go back.

Close your eyes and see the skies are falling Close your eyes and see the skies are falling Close your eyes and see the skies are falling Close your eyes and see the skies are falling

basically, what his problem was in the first place. this is like saying "take a look at how terrible everything is, cant you see?"

This is by far one of the best QOTSA songs, merely because it is so sorrowful, but in a powerful, uplifting way. Josh Homme, we salute you. And as for Dave Grohl, he gets his chance to shine on the rest of the album.. yet his drums in this song propel the wonderful riff along at a steady pace.

Rock on.

My Interpretation