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**Train ** **(Drops of Jupiter Album) **
 * Drops of Jupiter **



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**Lyrics: **

Now that she's back in the atmosphere With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey She acts like summer and walks like rain Reminds me that there's a time to change, hey Since the return from her stay on the moon She listens like spring and she talks like June, 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 And that heaven is overrated?

<span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star? <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">One without a permanent scar <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">And then you missed me <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">While you were looking for yourself out there?

<span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Now that she's back from that soul vacation <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Tracing her way through the constellation, hey <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">She checks out Mozart while she does Tae-Bo <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Reminds me that there's room to grow, hey

<span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Now that she's back in the atmosphere <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">I'm afraid that she might think of me as <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Plain ol' Jane told a story about a man <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Who was too afraid to fly so he never did land

<span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet? <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Did you finally get the chance <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">To dance along the light of day <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">And head back to the Milky Way?

<span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">And tell me, did Venus blow your mind? <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Was it everything you wanted to find? <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">And then you missed me <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">While you were looking for yourself out there

<span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Your best friend always sticking up for you <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Even when I know you're wrong?

<span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Can you imagine no first dance, freeze-dried romance <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Five-hour phone conversation <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">The best soy latte that you ever had, and me?

<span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet? <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Did you finally get the chance <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">To dance along the light of day <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">And head back toward the Milky Way?

<span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">But tell me, did you sail across the sun? <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Did you make it to the Milky Way <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">To see the lights all faded <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">And that heaven is overrated?

<span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">And tell me, did you fall for a shooting star? <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">One without a permanent scar <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">And then you missed me <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">While you were looking for yourself?

<span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">And did you finally get the chance <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">To dance along the light of day? <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">And did you fall for a shooting star? <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Fall for a shooting star? <span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">And now you're lonely looking for yourself out there

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt;">DROPS OF JUPITER ** What am i talking about: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Introduction: **
 * Introduction
 * Story
 * Lyrics
 * Conclusion
 * Activity

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">The song I have chosen is Drops of Jupiter by Train. This song, having made the album win two Grammy awards, has been considered to be their greatest hit and one of the best songs I have ever heard. This group is normally related to a more actual song called Hey Soul Sister, but until know, it was really known for this song, Drops of Jupiter, which was the groups change in life, the song that made them really famous and that gave them the opportunity to be a well known group. In the present times, the group has been re-structured and is no more formed by the original band; none of the artist that created the group is in it nowadays.

The reason for choosing this song is actually the rhythm and the story behind it. Even though it doesn’t sound like one it is a very emotional song and it is full of love and tenderness, which makes it a very touching.

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Story: **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">What I am firstly going to talk about fist is the true story about the lyrics, how and why it was created. The creation of this song started during one of their concerts in 1998. The singer’s mother was diagnosed cancer and she passed away shortly after. Train where in the middle of the recording of their new album and the fact his mother died and the pressure from the discographies wanting a hit record, made him take a break. During the first day of break when he was sleeping, he had a dream, woke up and had the lyrics of the song, referring to his mother. This was how the song appeared, and became a great hit.

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Lyrics: **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">Basically the lyrics reflect the story of someone he loved having gone away, and having come back again, but the reason for having written them is the singer’s mother which is showed in various ways I am going to expose in the next few paragraphs. One of the pity’s of the lyrics is they can be interpreted in various ways if you don’t know the real story.

What makes the song outstand for me is the fact that it doesn’t show the story in an obvious way, it is a very common rock, love type song, but at the same time it has a message which makes it different from most of the commercial songs. The first line of the song is probably the most important, “Now that she’s back in the atmosphere”.

I earlier mentioned that the lyrics could be misunderstood referring to the first line, the “she” can make people think he’s talking about a women who he loved and that was very close to him but has now disappeared (probably his ex-wife) which is the actual base of the song, but there is always something under the skin, and although he is talking about love, there is always his mothers thought behind it.

“And tell me, did Venus blow your mind?, Was it everything you wanted to find?, And then you missed me, While you were looking for yourself out there”. These are the four lines from the chorus, which again give the idea of the women he loved going far away and then coming back, the song is astral based, as it uses all these references to galaxies planets and the sky, which can give the thought of her mother, but when he says, “and then you missed me”, it can mean the return of his love, the song has this double sense throughout all the lyrics.

Throughout the lyrics, the singer has reflected some usual day to day activities, “can you imagine no love, pride, deep fried-chicken” that could mean the thing he misses and he could have had with his love and his mother.

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Conclusion (overall meaning and message for me): **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">To conclude I would say that it is a song that completely took me since I first heard it, it made me realise how important people are and how you don’t realize about it until you lose them, it made me think about how important relationships are and how important it can be to lose someone that you love and who you didn’t have the opportunity to say goodbye to. Having considered the base of the song and the story behind it, I think it basically reflects how hard it is to lose someone physically but it makes you realise that they never leave emotionally. **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">Activity: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">Complete the lyrics: ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: sienna; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Now that she's back in the atmosphere With .......................... in her hair, hey She acts like summer and walks like rain Reminds me that there's a time to change, hey Since the return from her ...................... She listens like spring and .........................., hey, hey

But tell me, did you .................. the sun? Did you make it to the ................... To see the lights all faded And that heaven is ..................?

Tell me, did you fall for a ........................? One without a permanent scar And then you missed me While you were looking for .......................?

Now that she's back from that .................... Tracing her way through ........................., hey She checks out ................ while she does .............. Reminds me that there's room to grow, hey