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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   Apr 19th 2011 !⃝

   (Name) On a recent youtube upload to "OwlCityVEVO" it shows him choosing names for songs from a huge list stored on a word document. I think that is how he got the semi-random name. I actually interpreted this song to be about a girl, because of the lyrics "Even though I'll never know what's up ahead, I'm never lettin' go, I'm never lettin' go" And when the rapper goes "Look up, ha, you'll miss me if you blink twice" I think its about a girl that he likes, but he just can't seem to get the opportunity to talk to her, due to the lyrics in the chorus "Where was I when the rockets came to life And carried you away into the alligator sky?" (espescially the part about "carrying you away")
2. anonymous

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   Apr 10th 2011 !⃝

   A house on the cloud and God's my landlord
   And for my rent all I pay is my drive, I got that
   So if you need me you can find me in the alligator sky
   
   I think that everything we need to know is right here. I think this a song about heaven and coming to Christ (remember Adam's Christian) and the Alligator sky represents the heavens.
   
   I personally think he's getting the alligator from Lewis Carrol's poem about crocodiles.
   
   How doth the little crocodile
   Improve his shining tail
   And wash the waters of the Nile
   On every golden scale?
   
   This is all speculation of course though.
3. anonymous

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   Apr 6th 2011 !⃝

   Its quite a happy/feel good song :) many fun lyrics. Overall I think its a "Just Go For It!!!" kind of song. Like to never give up, be optimistic and throw caution to the wind!! "Never let go" as Adam put it :)
4. anonymous

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   Mar 23rd 2011 !⃝

   This song is basically saying the sky's the limit. That's a cliche saying but I think Adam and Shawn took it a step further. The song is telling us to reach for the stars and let our imagination grow. It's another perfect example of Adam Young's dreamy and optimistic lyrics

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