Big Sky
Yo La Tengo Lyrics

Big sky looked down on, all the people looking up at the big sky
The big sky watches over everyone as they look up at it.

Everybody pushing one another around
People are always fighting and trying to assert themselves.

Big sky feels sad when he sees the children scream and cry
The big sky is saddened by the suffering of innocent children.

But the big sky's too big to let it get him down
The vastness of the big sky prevents it from being weighed down by human suffering.

Big sky too big to cry
The big sky is too immense to shed tears.

Big sky to high to see
The big sky is too far away for us to fully comprehend.

People like you and me
The big sky sees all humans as equals.

One day we will be free, we won't care, just you see
Someday we will be liberated from our troubles.

Till that day can be, don't let it get you down
Until that day comes, don't let life's difficulties drag you down.

When I feel that the world is too much for me
When life feels overwhelming,

I think of the big sky and nothing matter much to me
I think of the vastness of the big sky, which puts my problems into perspective.

Big sky looked down on all the people who think they got problems
The big sky sees people worrying about their own problems.

They get depressed and they hold their head in their hands and cry
People get sad, anxious, and overwhelmed by their troubles.

People lift up their hands and they look up to the big sky
People look to the big sky for comfort and solace.

But big sky is too big to sympathize
The big sky cannot provide personal comfort or empathy, despite being vast and comforting in its own way.

Big sky's too occupied
The vast expanse of space is too full of stars and astronomical events to pay attention to the worries of humans.

Though he would like to try
Despite its vastness and distance, the big sky wishes it could offer comfort to humanity.

And he feels bad inside
The vast and distant big sky feels a sense of sadness and empathy for human struggles.