The Sky Opened Up Lyrics

Lyric discussion by samlikemusic 

Cover art for The Sky Opened Up lyrics by Angel Olsen

It sounds like this is sung from the perspective of someone who is "up in the sky" and has to "drop to the ground" to re-enter reality.

My personal interpretation is that this person was pursuing someone and now the possibility of being in a relationship has just become real. So you leave that honeymoon phase and have to address the issues that come with a relationship. You realize you can't keep everyone happy: the person you're dating, your family, your friends... so you just have to live for you, because everyone else has an agenda. It's only you that lives for yourself.