I Am the Sky
Will Oldham (born 24 December 1970, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American si… Read Full Bio ↴Will Oldham (born 24 December 1970, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and musician. His music is often (perhaps inappropriately) placed under the genre of "alt-country". Oldham has recorded under many names, including Palace, Palace Music, Palace Brothers, and Bonnie Billy. He often plays and records with other musicians, including David Pajo and his brothers Ned and Paul Oldham, but is generally the chief creator of the music. He has also been involved in musical projects and bands such as Amalgamated Sons of Rest, The Anomoanon, The Boxhead Ensemble, Tortoise, and The Sundowners as well as releasing his first solo album in 1993. Oldham has said that the Bonnie 'Prince' Billy moniker has many references. These include 'Bonnie' Prince Charlie, an 18th century Jacobite; Billy the Kid, the 19th century American outlaw also known as William Bonney; and the American singer Nat King Cole. He has also appeared in several films, such as the 1987 film Matewan and most recently in Old Joy (released in late 2006). He is also the photographer of the cover image of the slint album Spiderland.

I Am the Sky
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Lyrics


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I am the sky, mother
I am the sky
I am the sky, mother
I am the sky

I am the vast blue ocean of sky
I am a little drop of the sky
Frozen sky




Overall Meaning

These lyrics are deeply introspective and metaphysical in nature. In this song, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is personifying the sky and portraying it as an omnipotent mother figure that is all-encompassing and all-knowing. He sings that he himself is the sky and that it is both vast like an ocean and small like a little drop. This could be interpreted as a representation of the duality of the human experience, with the vastness of the sky representing the infinite possibilities of life and the small drop symbolizing the individual experience. The use of the word "mother" could suggest a connection to spirituality and the divine feminine, which is often associated with creation and nurturing.


The repeated phrase "I am the sky" could also be seen as a mantra of self-affirmation, with Billy emphasizing his own interconnectedness with the universe and asserting his place within it. The use of the word "frozen" in the final line adds a layer of ambiguity to the song, possibly alluding to a feeling of being stuck or trapped, albeit within the vastness of the sky.


Line by Line Meaning

I am the sky, mother
I am the encompassing and infinite expanse above us, dear mother


I am the sky
I am the boundless, open space that hovers above the earth


I am the sky, mother
I am the everlasting firmament which shares its vastness with all beings, my beloved mother


I am the sky
I represent the expansive blue dome of atmosphere that surrounds all that exists


I am the vast blue ocean of sky
I am the immense blueness of the heavens which extends beyond the horizon in all directions


I am a little drop of the sky
I am a small and insignificant portion of the great universe above us, no less important than any other


Frozen sky
The atmosphere above us is cold and unyielding, but beautiful and eternal nonetheless




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SIMON NOWIS

Hi, it's by Bonnie "Prince" Billy (Will Oldham) of Palace (Brothers, Music, Songs) fame. It's on the Blue Lotus Feet CD Single, which may now be hard to find, but if you like this you should love the albums 'Ease On Down The Road' and 'I See A Darkness'. Hope this helps.

foxrod1

thanks duncan

Susanita lugano

up in the swiss-mountains with you@M

Profound79

Most pointless song ever. He should be singing "I am chemtrails" for this video.

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