Big Sky
Tom G. Warrior Lyrics
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All gusts and leaves
Your wondrous life
And love have ceased
And all you've touched
Is dead and gone
And night for night
Big sky throning over the tree
You've left behind
Through these tears lost
By your forlorn only child
Big sky throning over the tree
You've left behind
It hurts inside
This silence new
And yet i know
The wind is you
And all you've touched
Is dead and gone
And night for night
We're all alone
Big sky endless in your overwhelming pain
Free at last into the light behind this eternal rain
Big sky endless in your overwhelming pain
You'll never pale
You're never gone
And all within
I'm not alone
Big sky
infinite without measure or end
Your spirit soars and circles me like an angelic friend
Big sky infinite without measure or end
The lyrics of Tom G. Warrior's song, Big Sky, seem to be about someone or something that has passed away and left a void of emptiness and death. The lines, "My world has died, All gusts and leaves, Your wondrous life, And love have ceased," demonstrate the finality of this loss. The singer feels alone and abandoned, as they say, "And night for night, we're all alone." The title of the song, Big Sky, seems to represent the vastness and enormity of this loss, as well as the infinite expanse of the spiritual realm where the deceased may reside.
Throughout the song, the singer remains haunted by the memory of the one they have lost. This is evident in the lines, "And all you've touched, is dead and gone," and "It hurts inside, this silence new, and yet I know, the wind is you." The singer is comforted by the idea that their loved one lives on in some form. However, the realization of this doesn't stop their pain, as they try to come to terms with new silence and emptiness.
The final verses of the song offer a sense of hope and comfort. The singer acknowledges that the one they have lost will never truly pale or disappear, and that they are never truly alone. The lines, "Big sky infinite without measure or end, Your spirit soars and circles me like an angelic friend," amplify this hopeful sentiment. Despite the overwhelming pain, the singer clings to the idea that there is something beyond this life, and this brings them a sense of peace.
Line by Line Meaning
My world has died
The singer's world has metaphorically died, indicating a loss or significant change.
All gusts and leaves
Everything that was once alive and full of movement is now still and lifeless.
Your wondrous life
Someone the singer admired and loved had a wonderful life, but it is now over.
And love have ceased
Love has come to an end, possibly due to the person dying.
And all you've touched
The impact of the person's life is now gone or forgotten.
Is dead and gone
The person's touch did not have a lasting effect and is no longer present.
And night for night
Every night is the same, and the singer feels alone.
We're all alone
The artist is not the only one feeling alone; everyone is, including the person who died.
Big sky throning over the tree
The sky is vast and dominates the tree below, perhaps symbolizing the insignificance of human life.
You've left behind
The person the artist loved has passed away and left the earthly realm.
Through these tears lost
The singer is crying, feeling lost and abandoned.
By your forlorn only child
The artist may be the person's child, feeling forlorn and abandoned.
It hurts inside
The singer is in pain.
This silence new
The silence is unfamiliar and feels strange.
And yet i know
Despite the silence, the singer is aware of something else.
The wind is you
Perhaps the artist believes the wind is a metaphorical representation of the person they lost.
Big sky endless in your overwhelming pain
The sky seems endless, as if the person pain is infinite.
Free at last into the light behind this eternal rain
Perhaps the person is finally free from their pain and has moved on to the afterlife.
You'll never pale
The person the singer lost will never fade from memory or be forgotten.
You're never gone
Although the person may be physically gone, they are still present in spirit and memory.
And all within
The person lives on within the artist and those who loved them.
I'm not alone
Despite feeling alone, the artist knows they are not truly alone as the person they lost is still with them in some way.
Big sky
The vastness of the sky remains, even after someone the singer loved has passed away.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MADS MAZANTI, SVERRE S NIELSEN, THOMAS E RASMUSSEN
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