You Are an Airplane
Skybound Dreams: Navigating Love's Turbulence with Of Montreal
Lyrics
Just before the afternoon creeps in
Anticipation of the approaching afternoon.
Just before it gets too hot to be outside
Timing just before the weather becomes too hot for outdoor activities.
I like to lay on my back in the grass and
Preference for lying on the grass and gazing at the sky.
Watch the airplanes go by and I dream that
Imagination of watching airplanes and daydreaming.
You are an airplane shooting across the sky
Fantasy of the person being addressed as an airplane soaring through the sky.
You are an airplane
Reiteration of the person as an airplane, emphasizing strength and danger.
You're a strong and dangerous machine
Portrayal of the person as a powerful and risky machine.
When you fall you'll fall down so fast
Recognition of the potential for a fast descent or failure.
When you crash I want to go down with you
Expression of a desire to share both success and failure, even if disastrous.
We'll make such a horrible mess
Acknowledgment of the chaos that might ensue from the shared experiences.
Just before the eyeball appears
Reference to the appearance of an eyeball, possibly signifying a change or awakening.
Just before the little birds go to sleep
Timing just before bedtime for small birds.
I like to stand on my head and pretend
Preference for an inverted position, imagining a role as a control tower.
That I am a control tower
Identification with being in control and guiding the metaphorical airplane.
And that you are an airplane
Reiteration of the person as an airplane, with the speaker in a guiding role.
And I can talk you safely to the ground
Expressing a sense of control and ability to guide the person safely.
The way you live your life makes me nervous
Admission of feeling nervous about the way the person lives their life.
If you were to die
Dramatic statement about the impact on the speaker if the person were to die.
I'd have no reason to be alive
Declaring a lack of purpose in life without the presence of the addressed person.
Cause you are my only friend
Affirmation of the person as the speaker's sole friend.
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