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Published on Nov 18, 2015
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DROPS OF JUPITER
BY TRAIN
Now that she's back in the atmosphere
With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, hey, hey[Alliteration]
She acts like summer and walks like rain[smilie]
Reminds me that there's a time to change, hey, hey, hey
Since the return from her stay on the moon
[rhyme; moon, June.]
She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
But tell me, did you sail across the sun?
Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded
[rhyme; faded and overrated]
And that heaven is overrated?
Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star[repetition]
One without a permanent scar?
[rhyme; star and scar]
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there?
Now that she's back from that soul vacation
[rhyme; vacation and constellation]
Tracing her way through the constellation, hey, hey, hey (mmm)
She checks out Mozart while she does tae-bo
[rhyme; tae-Bo and grow]
Reminds me that there's room to grow, hey, hey, hey (yeah)
Now that she's back in the atmosphere
I'm afraid that she might think of me as plain ol' Jane
Told a story about a man who was too afraid to fly so he never leave land
But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet?
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
[rhyme; day and way]
And head back to the Milky Way?
And tell me, did Venus blow your mind?[personification]
Was it everything you wanted to find?
[rhyme; mind, find]
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there?
Can you imagine no love, pride,
[rhyme; pride, fried]
deep-fried chicken?
Your best friend always sticking up for you even when I know you're wrong
Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance, five-hour phone conversation?
The best soy latte that you ever had and me?
But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet?
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
And head back toward the Milky Way?
And tell me, did you sail across the sun?
Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated?
And tell me, did you fall for a shooting star,
One without a permanent scar?
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself?
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
And did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day?
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
And did you fall for a shooting star, fall for a shooting star?
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
And now you're lonely looking[alliteration] for yourself out there.
MEANING BEHIND SONG
ANALYSIS
In the song, a man is speaking to a woman he loves who has returned from a soul-searching trip. He appears bitter about the fact that she left, although he says that she is beautiful since she has returned. He appreciates little differences about her personality and behavior in the song.
Photo by fractalSpawn
The song uses several examples of figurative language. The most obvious is metaphor. The clear meaning is that the woman has returned from a trip somewhere on earth, which he is comparing to a trip to space. He uses “drops of Jupiter” to begin this metaphor, and continues with metaphors of “stay on the moon” and “tracing her way through the constellation”. The song also uses simile comparing the way the women appears after the trip. The singer uses light images to describe beautiful things “she acts like summer and walks like rain.” He also uses personification when he asks the women if she fell “for a shooting star/one without a permanent scar” in a tragic metaphor.
Photo by Live to Create Photography
These poetry devices create a sad story of a woman who leaves a man to find herself, on a journey of self-discovery, from which she returns more beautiful than when she left.
Photo by HaoJan
THE END:)
BY: KERRINE THOMAS
