The Sky Is Broken
| Title | The Sky Is Broken |
|---|---|
| Artist | Moby |
| Album | Play |
| Release Date | 1999-05-17 |
| Description | “The Sky Is Broken” is the seventeenth track of American musician Moby’s studio album Play, released on May 17, 1999 through V2 Records. It has a similar structure to “If Things Were Perfect”, as Moby uses an icy spoken word to deliver his message, even though the beat in the background is rather lean: the drums, sampled from a Creedence Clearwater Revival’s classic track, give a bit of rhythm, while the deep Oberheim synth line and a couple of piano notes provide the song with the essential melody. As “The Sky Is Broken” comes to the end, some melancholic strings are added. Thus, a generally dark atmosphere is created, and the anguished Moby’s lyrics, which deal with a sense of imminent apocalypse to be cancelled by the sound of his lover’s voice, fit perfectly. The fans of the series “X-Files” will recognize this song immediately, as well as the next one on the album… |
| Lyrics | [Verse 1] See the storm is broken In the middle of the night Nothing left here for me It's washed away The rain pushes The buildings aside The sky turns black The sky Wash it far Push it out to sea There's nothing left here For me I watch it lift up to the sky I watch it crush me And then I die [Verse 2] Speak to me, baby In the middle of the night Pull your mouth close to mine I can see the wind coming down Like black night So speak to me Like the winds outside It's broken up Pushing us Hear the rain fall See the wind come to my eyes See the storm broken Now nothing Speak to me, baby In the middle of the night Speak to me Hold your mouth to mine Because the sky is breaking It's deeper than love I know the way you feel Like the rains outside Speak to meYou might also like |