Miljoonasade are a popular Finnish rock group formed in Jyväskylä, Finland … Read Full Bio ↴Miljoonasade are a popular Finnish rock group formed in Jyväskylä, Finland in 1985. They rose to fame with their first single Lapsuuden sankarille in 1986. While the band has not released new material in recent years, they have played a gig every now and then. The band had a short hiatus in the beginning of the 2010s. They had a reunion in a Finnish reality TV show in 2014 and have since released a new album.

The frontman of the band is the singer Heikki Salo, who also writes the band's lyrics that are often praised. Matti Nurro plays guitar and Ari Laaksonen bass, with Jarmo Hovi in drums and Olli Heikkinen playing keyboards.

Some of the hits of the band in addition to Lapsuuden sankarille include Marraskuu, Silmitön talvi and 506 Ikkunaa.

Gaia
Miljoonasade Lyrics

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Murikoita Berliinin muurin
Musta mies myy New Yorkissa
Punatähden sakaroita hitsaa
Kansat irti Euroopassa
Liekin
Yllä
Hehkuu kasvot

Keskiyöllä idästä länteen
Ufoja lentää talomme päältä
Unta
Niin unta
Niin totta kuin totta

Gaia Gaia Gaia
Korva mun rakkaani
Vatsalla
Valvon tään yön
Uusi aika potkii siellä

Karttapallot satasella myydään
On Hullut Päivät Stockmannilla
Satasella lapselle pallo
On hullut päivät kaikkialla
Beirut
Bagdad
Kuola
Oi Suomi

Neuvolassa karvainen nainen
Kertoo kuinka kasvaa meille
Kala
Käärme

Lintu
Lapsi

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Miljoonasade's song "Gaia" are a mix of different images and ideas that seem to illustrate the chaotic and contradictory nature of our world. The song starts by referring to various political and social issues, such as the Berlin Wall, the selling of black men in New York, and the freedom movements in Europe. The phrase "Liekin yllä hehkuu kasvot" (Faces glowing above the flame) suggests that these struggles are powered by the human spirit and determination.

The second part of the song takes a more surreal turn, describing how UFOs fly over the singer's house at midnight, and how there is a new age kicking somewhere. The chorus repeats the word "Gaia," which is a Greek word for Earth, and calls for the listener's heart to awaken to the complexity and beauty of the world. The last verse returns to more mundane matters, listing different animals that grow inside us as we learn to understand the world around us.

Line by Line Meaning

Murikoita Berliinin muurin
Remnants of the Berlin Wall

Musta mies myy New Yorkissa
A black man sells in New York

Punatähden sakaroita hitsaa
Welding the tips of the Red Star

Kansat irti Euroopassa
Nations free in Europe

Liekin
The flame

Yllä
Above

Hehkuu kasvot
Faces glowing

Keskiyöllä idästä länteen
From east to west at midnight

Ufoja lentää talomme päältä
UFOs fly over our house

Unta
Dream

Niin unta
So much a dream