Owl City: Alligator Sky Meaning

Song Released: 2011

Alligator Sky Lyrics

Adam Young:
Where was I when the rockets came to life
And carried you away into the alligator sky?
Even though I'll never know what's up ahead
I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go

Shawn Chrystopher:
Uh uh, that's not a plane, that's...

1. anonymous

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   May 2nd 2012 !⃝

   This is a song about Christ
2. nuhu.kabiru

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   Mar 11th 2012 !⃝

   the song is amazing!
3. anonymous

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   Dec 15th 2011 !⃝

   guys it is obviously about how earth is dead and were bored so we want to explore??? LOL

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4. anonymous

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   Dec 3rd 2011 !⃝

   It's about Native Indians and mythical creatures.
5. anonymous

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   Nov 28th 2011 !⃝

   Remember, in the Bible, when Jesus Christ ascended to heaven? That's the meaning of "where was I when the rockets came to life".
   The lyrics, "Even though I'll never know what's up ahead, I'm never letting go". That means that even though the singer has so many doubts in mind about heaven, even though he has many unanswered questions, he will never let go of his faith.
6. anonymous

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   Nov 9th 2011 !⃝

   I seriously think this about 9/11. "Where was I when the rockets came to life"
   and everything makes me think it's about 9/11/
7. Lindsay Couvion

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   Nov 1st 2011 !⃝

   I've read most of these interpretations and the more i read, the more obvious it is that this song is about the space shuttle crash on January 28, 1986. After all, that IS the title of another song on this album.
   
   "Where was i when the rockets came to life, and carried you away into the alligator sky." Florida: Alligator state. Also the site of the launch.
   "Remember to breath... etc." Live life to the fullest and yada yada, cus you never know when it's going to end. Of course, the Rap version is different, it's more about the yada yada junk :)

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8. anonymous

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   Oct 31st 2011 !⃝

   music is subjective so in this song he's saying
   " where was i wen the rockets came to life"
   where was i when the universe was created
   "and carried u away intothe alligator sky"
   christ resurrected descending into the sky
   "even tho i'll never knw wht's up ahead im never letting go''
   this world is rapidly changing infront of my eyes, i'll never let go of your promises..
   "Keep your eyes shout"
   Stay in prayer and explore what's beyond youre sights..
   " now im gonna dance lik ive never danced and dream like ive never dreamed"
   Live each day lik it's my last
   "you'll miss me if you blink twice"
   Jesus will return like a thief in a night so keep watch!
9. anonymous

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   Oct 6th 2011 !⃝

   I think It mean that us humans found a new world we evolved so much we explored(if you watch the video properly you will see good bye earth etc)
   
   Also that we broke the sky's limit(shawn:weve been lied to that the sun is something we cant fly to)
   
   :D It simply a beautiful song saying THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT you can go further than that
10. anonymous

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    Jul 18th 2011 !⃝

    Humanity has discovered the technology to finally leave it's devastated, and sucked-dry world behind, and find a new home in God's beautiful universe. Mixed emotions fill people's minds as they journey onto new worlds and new beginnings, with big hopes and dreams. The UN has commissioned thousands of volunteers to make final documentations of our home, before forever departing into the cosmos. One man chooses to document Earth, over leaving with his love. And now regret fills his heart.
11. anonymous

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    Jul 18th 2011 !⃝

    I think the song is adam in a post-apocolyptic world after 2012 happened. I think this because at the begining of the video it shows a newspaper article that sais memories of earth. also during the video, shawn and adam are both wearing some kind of suite to protect them from the environment around them. adam is also taking samples of stuff that he finds and records everything into a video camera called the earth archive. so basicly he and shawn are survivers after the apocolypse.

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12. anonymous

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    Jul 16th 2011 !⃝

    The title "Alligator Sky" means nothing. Adam just thought it wold be cool to have "Alligator" and "Sky" together.
13. anonymous

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    Jul 12th 2011 !⃝

    I believe it's about some one dying because of the rockets carrying them away =some one going to heaven, into the alligator sky= alligators can hurt people and it hurts when people die, when the engines cough and u blast off=your brain and heart stop and u die, that is why I think the song is about some one dying.
14. anonymous

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    Jun 26th 2011 !⃝

    i think it's about what happened on january 28, 1986. he wasn't born yet. that's why he was asking if where he was when that happened. 7 people, i think, died on that space accident.
15. Reinhard Valera Navarro

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    Jun 18th 2011 !⃝

    I think that song related to the tragedy in January 28 1986... about the
    "Challenger Disaster">>> look the lyrics "
    Where was I when the rockets came to life
    And carried you away into the alligator sky?
    Even though I’ll never know what’s up ahead
    I’m never lettin’ go, I’m never lettin’ go"
    
    adam dont want let them go....

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