Up In The Air Lyrics

Lyric discussion by elwyn5150 

Cover art for Up In The Air lyrics by Hüsker Dü

This is one of my favourite songs.

A friend of mine said that she felt it was uplifting. There is a sort of fist-pumping jubilant sound to it. However, it's lyrics are really the opposite. The chorus is about futility.

"Picking petal offs a flower...Is love another way to count the things you haven't got?" From childhood to adulthood, it's a question that can plague some people.

My favourite lines sound really optimistic "Well, you can have anything you like" but is preceded by a condition that can never ever happen "When the dust has settled in the sky" - dust never settles in the air since it only ever settles on surfaces.

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