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Listen The Snow Is Falling
Yoko Ono Lyrics


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Listen, the snow is falling o'er town,
Listen the snow is falling ev'rywhere.
Between empire state building
And between trafalgar square.
Listen, the snow is falling o'er town.

Listen, the snow is falling o'er town,
Listen the snow is falling ev'rywhere.
Between your bed and mine,
Between your head and my mind.
Listen, the snow is falling o'er town.

Between tokyo and paris,
Between london and dallas,
Between your love and mine.
Listen, the snow is falling ev'rywhere.

Snowfling, snowfall, snowfall,
Listen, listen,
Listen, baby,
Listen.

Overall Meaning

Yoko Ono's song "Listen The Snow Is Falling" is a dreamy, ethereal song about the serene beauty of snowfall. The song begins with the repeated line "Listen, the snow is falling o'er town" which sets the scene of a quiet, peaceful winter scene. As the song progresses, Yoko sings about the snow falling "Between empire state building/And between trafalgar square" highlighting how snowfall blankets even the busiest, bustling cities and bringing a hush to the chaos.


The next verse brings the listener back to a more intimate setting as Yoko sings about the snow falling "Between your bed and mine,/Between your head and my mind". Here, the snow is a metaphor for the space between two lovers or the chasm between two minds, suggesting that snowfall can act as a unifying force or a symbol of bringing people together.


Line by Line Meaning

Listen, the snow is falling o'er town,
Take heed, the snow is descending throughout the city,


Listen the snow is falling ev'rywhere.
Perceive that the snow conveys across all places.


Between empire state building
Amidst the Empire State Building is situated a gap,


And between trafalgar square.
And betwixt Trafalgar Square stays empty space.


Listen, the snow is falling o'er town.
Pay attention, snow is descending throughout the city.


Between your bed and mine,
Amidst your bed and mine,


Between your head and my mind.
Amidst your head and my thoughts.


Listen, the snow is falling o'er town.
Pay attention, snow is descending throughout the city.


Between tokyo and paris,
Betwixt Tokyo and Paris,


Between london and dallas,
Across London and Dallas,


Between your love and mine.
Betwixt your love and my love.


Listen, the snow is falling ev'rywhere.
Take heed, snow is descending throughout every place.


Snowfling, snowfall, snowfall,
Snowflakes tumbling out of the sky,


Listen, listen,
Pay attention, pay attention,


Listen, baby,
Harken, my love,


Listen.
Take heed.




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Comments from YouTube:

@annawesometheflameingpikac3688

Her voice is gorgeous, people were just terrified of her for being new and different. Im glad the world is learning to appreciate Yoko Ono 😊

@joellenhousego4639

I always loved her. My campus radio show in the 90's was called Yoko Ono Fanclub! She is brilliant, and I'm glad to see other people agree.

@SeanLives

If you blame Yoko for breaking up the Beatles then you’ve never been in love

@pantheonvideo

Or noticed that John, George, and Ringo still sometimes played together but not Paul.

@PaxMundi118

Yoko started the Beatles!

@paddycat1000

You can't top Yoko. It's like a walk in the snowfall with your lover. Wonderful time. Listen to time passing. I'm old now but used to love singing to my friends. Like laughing and crying. Peace

@noxuinddau8719

She's awful...

@rscheffel27

@@noxuinddau8719 Open up ...

@noxuinddau8719

@@rscheffel27 shut up

@wildHelena1

This song was my first zen experience many years before I knew what zen was

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