Lyric discussion by midnightcookies 

Cover art for Drops of Jupiter lyrics by Train

"Now that she's back in the atmosphere With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, hey"

This girl went away for a while. She's come back now, and she still bears the evidence of her journey somehow.

"She acts like summer and walks like rain Reminds me that there's time to change, hey, hey"

She is now warm and bright and happy. He is reminded of rain because she is graceful and very beautiful. This change in her has now reminded him that it's not too late to be different.

"Since the return from her stay on the moon She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, hey"

Since she's come back, she's become a whole different person. She listens to everything he says dreamily and has amazing stories to tell.

"Tell me did you sail across the sun Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded And that heaven is overrated"

He is wondering if she went to the places that she'd dreamed of and realized that they weren't as amazing as she thought.

"Tell me, did you fall from a shooting star One without a permanent scar And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there"

He is wondering if she fell for a guy that would just be in and out of her life like a shooting star, that doesn't bear the emotional scars that he does.

"Now that she's back from that soul vacation Tracing her way through the constellation, hey, hey She checks out Mozart while she does tae-bo Reminds me that there's room to grow, hey, hey"

Now that's she back from her journey, trying to find herself, she's changed a lot. She has different interests. He's reminded a person can grow mentally and spiritually.

"Now that she's back in the atmosphere I'm afraid that she might think of me as plain ol' Jane Told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land"

He is afraid she might think he's boring now that he's been to so many cool places and met interesting people. He's afraid the whole time she was gone, she was telling people of this guy back home who is too afraid to actually do anything with his life so he just floats around, being no one special.

"Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day And head back to the milky way And tell me, did Venus blow your mind Was it everything you wanted to find And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there"

He's wondering if everything was as perfect as she thought it would be and if she missed him while she was looking for herself.

"Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken Your best friend always sticking up for you even when I know you're wrong Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance five-hour phone Conversation The best soy latte that you ever had, and me"

He wonders if she misses their friendship, his pride in her, little pieces of home. He wonders if he misses all the little things that happened between them. He's hopes she misses him.

"Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day And head back toward the Milky Way"

He is asking her if she was swept off her feet by the "amazing" places she went.

"And are you lonely looking for yourself out there?"

He wonders if she felt a little lonely without him around.

"Tell me did you sail across the sun Did you make it to the milky way to see the lights all faded And that heaven is overrated Tell me, did you fall from a shooting star One without a permanent scar And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there?"

He wonders of she did all the things she wanted and if everything was as she expected. He hopes she missed him when she was exploring her great perhaps.

Song Meaning

I related this song exactly how Pat did.He related it to his mother's death spiritually.I just lost a woman who was more of a mother than my own.She nver really got a fair shake in life so the soul travelling is how I imagined her. I read much later how Pat was inpired to write it.I'm crying now just remembering this time in my life.This song always brings tears to my eyes.Pat's meaning is about death but spiritually they are still with him.Music is subjective and can be interpreted almost any way you want....