Skies Of L.A, what's the message behind this song?

January 6, 2011 at 11:31 AM

Hi there!

Do you know what this song is talking about? I'm not sure if they explained what's the meaning behind this particular track, but somehow, it looks to me there's a dark message, like a feeling of desperation and above all, resignation underneath this song :hmm:

Any ideas? I think its an interesting song, but would be even more if we knew actually why Céline picked it for the album! You know, its not the obvious cliched "love song" that we can find in all her previous albums :xmas_tongue: , so that's why this song and its meaning intrigues me :yes:

January 6, 2011 at 11:44 AM

Céline herself said that she thought it was all about L.A. palm trees, which obviously was not the real meaning; and now I think she could have said that deliberately. She's not silly, right?

I also recall some talk about the polution in this city? :hmm:

Edited January 6, 2011 at 11:44 AM by celínico_sin_remedio

January 6, 2011 at 11:50 AM

It's always bothering me not knowing the real message behind that song. It's always made me think that Celine was talking about how she's sad on a regular basis, or she is not satisfied with something.

January 6, 2011 at 12:03 PM

I think it is a song about the environmental situation we are in "the future looks like the skies of LA". Ive come to like this song, one of my favorites on TC.

January 6, 2011 at 12:33 PM

What I love the most about this song is the fact that even if talks about a person who is totally lost in this world, she sings it so softly that sounds like it's ok, like she had already acept it in her life. And that makes the song even more dramatic for me...

January 6, 2011 at 01:32 PM

It's always bothering me not knowing the real message behind that song. It's always made me think that Celine was talking about how she's sad on a regular basis, or she is not satisfied with something.

Céline a sad person? unhappy? that would be the last thing I would have thought she's trying to say in this song :xmas_tongue: -_-

What I love the most about this song is the fact that even if talks about a person who is totally lost in this world, she sings it so softly that sounds like it's ok, like she had already acept it in her life. And that makes the song even more dramatic for me...

Yeah, its as if the person who's struggling in the song has already reached a point of acceptation in his life... Resignation as I said :ermm: But why Céline picked this song? I would love to know the reason behind and what the writer wanted to say in this track. I've never been this intrigued with a Céline song! :xmas_laugh: (perhaps because its NOT a love song, and I love that for once! :yes: ). She should record more of this songs in her english career, not just love love and more love every time! :giggle:

January 6, 2011 at 02:48 PM

i think she is talking on behalf of alone person who cant find any way for making it over.!!!!...

January 6, 2011 at 05:30 PM

I think it is a song about the environmental situation we are in "the future looks like the skies of LA".

Maybe that's right.

January 6, 2011 at 05:39 PM

I think it is a song about the environmental situation we are in "the future looks like the skies of LA".
Maybe that's right.

That's a good idea, I wouldn't have thought of that.

January 6, 2011 at 06:55 PM

I really got the image of celine admiring the 'skies of L.A' and how in the future everything will be like that..

January 6, 2011 at 07:48 PM

I always knew my first opinion was LOCO, So I always went her talking about pollution.

January 6, 2011 at 08:39 PM

I remember reading something in the forum about the author of the song talking about its ecological message. Am I wrong? I think there was even a special topic about it.

January 6, 2011 at 10:54 PM

i think she is talking on behalf of alone person who cant find any way for making it over.!!!!...

Yeah, like This Time. I also think it's about someone who's never satisfied, unhappy, sad. But it doesn't mean it's about her.

January 6, 2011 at 11:22 PM

I get a really dark message from it. Like, she doesn't really know what the future holds for her and even though people can tell you a whole bunch of things, they don't really know what's right for you and all. I see it as a bit desperation like Javito said. I think it's just the uncertainty of what's going to happen in the future. It's really dark and sad though...

January 6, 2011 at 11:29 PM

Terius "The-Dream" Nash who wrote the song said that it had to do with pollution in LA and just the overall disregard for the environment worldwide. I think it's definitely a message of desperation. "Everyone has a finger, but they can't point me to the light." and "I don't know if tomorrow has a day and I don't know if the rays will shine my way again" -- almost like "everyone wants to blame someone else for the problems, but they can't point me to a solution" and "maybe it's too late to save the environment."

Here's an article about the song from the LA Times: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/24/en...ment/ca-socal24

Edited January 6, 2011 at 11:32 PM by MrTim212

January 7, 2011 at 02:17 AM

This song could have multiple meanings..but my opinion is that she dosen't know what the future holds for her...and their's alot of pollution in L.A like the skies are filled with smog or something like that...so when she says "My future looks like the Skies of L.A" the skies of L.A are not Clear and nether is her future..i also think it could be about the world and the people in it..like in the beginning it says "Its so sad what we have become" Maybe it means that its so sad what people say and do to each other, and how people can be so heartless sometimes, but when it says "everyone has a finger, But they can't point me to the light, It can't be that hard to find After all it's so bright" i think that means that we are so blinded by our worries and depression that we can't see the good anymore, we don't feel happyness anymore, yet its all around us, just waiting for us to open our hearts to see a better life, a better way to live.. i don't know what this song truly means, but i think it has alot of truth in it :throb:

January 7, 2011 at 03:47 AM

I never liked that song

January 7, 2011 at 05:03 AM

I think that just like Taking Chances, the song talks about her hazy future; she doesn't know if she has a future in show business; when she says "My future is a like the skies of LA" she means she has an uncertain future in showbusiness IMO. In TC, the first line says "You don't know about my past and I don't have a future figured out ... and maybe it's not meant to last". I don't know if I'm reading too much into it but the lyrics clearly express also an uncertain future for her career in showbusiness. Edited January 7, 2011 at 05:04 AM by RomualdlovesCeline

January 7, 2011 at 07:04 AM

I think that your on the right lines on TC... but i dont think she fully ment that i think she doest have a future, i think she ment that shes taking chances in her music right now and she happy in her life...so she doesn't care if it the chance paid of or NOT. my thoughts

January 7, 2011 at 11:50 AM

I think that just like Taking Chances, the song talks about her hazy future; she doesn't know if she has a future in show business; when she says "My future is a like the skies of LA" she means she has an uncertain future in showbusiness IMO. In TC, the first line says "You don't know about my past and I don't have a future figured out ... and maybe it's not meant to last". I don't know if I'm reading too much into it but the lyrics clearly express also an uncertain future for her career in showbusiness.

I'm sorry if you weren't being serious, but that is the most ridiculous thing I've heard here for quite some time. :sofunny:

January 7, 2011 at 12:16 PM

uncertain future in show buisness.... :cry:

January 7, 2011 at 12:23 PM

^ I agree with Nancy because she says ''My future looks like the skies of L.A.'' I highly doubt that it's about the enviroment in LA. I think she's just so uncertaina about her future.

January 7, 2011 at 02:49 PM

It's funny how we go on making speculations when we have the real data and information posted on this topic.

Terius "The-Dream" Nash who wrote the song said that it had to do with pollution in LA and just the overall disregard for the environment worldwide. I think it's definitely a message of desperation. "Everyone has a finger, but they can't point me to the light." and "I don't know if tomorrow has a day and I don't know if the rays will shine my way again" -- almost like "everyone wants to blame someone else for the problems, but they can't point me to a solution" and "maybe it's too late to save the environment."

Here's an article about the song from the LA Times: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/24/en...ment/ca-socal24

'Maybe, but the call to action may be lost on some. Dion describes the song as "a little jewel," but it's clear that even after recording it, she was captured by its melody, not its message. "I didn't know that it was about environmental things, to be honest. It made me think of palm trees," she said. "And that's OK -- songs mean different things to people."'

Thanks MrTim. I see it weird she doesn't remember having sung a song called "I Remember L.A." as she describes its own message from the Unison era. But it's understatable she may forget many songs of her own repertoire when always singing the same ones. It's called René-effect.

Oh and! She doesn't't mean anything on any song, because she isn't a writer nor composer. The meanings are given to her... except with "Vole", which i think was written by JJ Goldman when he knew about Karine's death and Céline had told him her feelings about the decease. There may be some more exceptions. That's why I want her to compose more, so that she feels the things she's singing.

Edited January 7, 2011 at 02:55 PM by celínico_sin_remedio

January 7, 2011 at 03:06 PM

^ I agree with Nancy because she says ''My future looks like the skies of L.A.'' I highly doubt that it's about the enviroment in LA. I think she's just so uncertaina about her future.

Yes.. thats the message I felt came through...

January 7, 2011 at 03:35 PM

Um i think that this has turned into speculations about Celine's life or the future of her career i don't think the song has anything to do with that at all guys :ermm:

I personally like the song

January 7, 2011 at 03:49 PM

I think that just like Taking Chances, the song talks about her hazy future; she doesn't know if she has a future in show business; when she says "My future is a like the skies of LA" she means she has an uncertain future in showbusiness IMO. In TC, the first line says "You don't know about my past and I don't have a future figured out ... and maybe it's not meant to last". I don't know if I'm reading too much into it but the lyrics clearly express also an uncertain future for her career in showbusiness.

I'm sorry if you weren't being serious, but that is the most ridiculous thing I've heard here for quite some time.

What's so funny about what I've just said? Seriously, people on this forum think that Celine was talking about the environmental issues that happen in LA -_-

Edited January 7, 2011 at 03:53 PM by RomualdlovesCeline

January 7, 2011 at 03:52 PM

Oh and! She doesn't't mean anything on any song, because she isn't a writer nor composer. The meanings are given to her... except with "Vole", which i think was written by JJ Goldman when he knew about Karine's death and Céline had told him her feelings about the decease. There may be some more exceptions. That's why I want her to compose more, so that she feels the things she's singing.

That's untrue; some writers give her finished songs but some other writers tailor the song to Celine; Linda Perry tailored the song My Love to Celine's situation after having a discussion with her :thumbsup2:

January 7, 2011 at 06:16 PM

The song is essentially about the environmental crisis that we're all facing. This is my take on it:

(I colour coded it grouping each verse + interpretation together )

It's so sad what we have become

Beautiful days we seem to leave so undone

And I don't know where we will go from here

All I know is that I can't seem to see the sun

Through the sky from here

(This is interpreted as: it's so sad that we take the earth for granted and don't think about the consequences. All the beautiful days that we used to experience no longer exist. And there's no way to see what will happen if we keep on going down the road we're on. The world is so polluted and the air is so contaminated that the sun can't even be seen anymore.)

Everyone has a finger

But they can't point me to the light

It can't be that hard to find

After all we're so bright

(Interpretation: Everyone has ideas, but they don't know what the right thing to do is. Surely, it can't be that hard of a problem since we have so many intelligences at our disposal, so much knowledge and so many technological advancements.)

I don't know if tomorrow has a day

I don't know if the rays will shine my way again

All I know is that I'm standing in a place where

My future is like the skies of L.A.

Skies of L.A.

(Interpretation: There may be no tomorrow if we continue to pollute the earth. There is no way to know for certain if I'll ever be able to feel the rays of the sun again. Although where I am now the skies are still blue and still embody the presence of the sun, my future looks as polluted, cloudy, muggy, and uncomfortable like the skies of L.A.)

Skies of L.A.

I don't know if my body can take much more

We're in the line of the richest riches

But my mind seems so poor

(Interpretation: Our health also suffers as a result of such an epidemic. We have so many ideas, goals, resources and much more, but everyone is losing faith in what we are capable of doing.)

Everyone has a finger

But they can't point me to the light

It should't be that hard to find

After all we're so bright

I see so many visions

But everyone seems out of sight

This is total neglection of the light

Skies of L.A.

(Interpretation: Everyone has ideas, but they don't know what the right thing to do is. Surely, it can't be that hard of a problem since we have so many intelligences at our disposal, so much knowledge and so many technological advancements. I see so many possiblities, but they all see so far away, so unreachable... And sadly, sometimes we just stop caring...)

Edited January 7, 2011 at 06:20 PM by celinerific

January 7, 2011 at 06:28 PM

The song is essentially about the environmental crisis that we're all facing. This is my take on it:
(I colour coded it grouping each verse + interpretation together )

It's so sad what we have become
Beautiful days we seem to leave so undone
And I don't know where we will go from here
All I know is that I can't seem to see the sun
Through the sky from here

(This is interpreted as: it's so sad that we take the earth for granted and don't think about the consequences. All the beautiful days that we used to experience no longer exist. And there's no way to see what will happen if we keep on going down the road we're on. The world is so polluted and the air is so contaminated that the sun can't even be seen anymore.)

Everyone has a finger
But they can't point me to the light
It can't be that hard to find
After all we're so bright

(Interpretation: Everyone has ideas, but they don't know what the right thing to do is. Surely, it can't be that hard of a problem since we have so many intelligences at our disposal, so much knowledge and so many technological advancements.)

I don't know if tomorrow has a day
I don't know if the rays will shine my way again
All I know is that I'm standing in a place where
My future is like the skies of L.A.
Skies of L.A.

(Interpretation: There may be no tomorrow if we continue to pollute the earth. There is no way to know for certain if I'll ever be able to feel the rays of the sun again. Although where I am now the skies are still blue and still embody the presence of the sun, my future looks as polluted, cloudy, muggy, and uncomfortable like the skies of L.A.)

Skies of L.A.

I don't know if my body can take much more
We're in the line of the richest riches
But my mind seems so poor

(Interpretation: Our health also suffers as a result of such an epidemic. We have so many ideas, goals, resources and much more, but everyone is losing faith in what we are capable of doing.)

Everyone has a finger
But they can't point me to the light
It should't be that hard to find
After all we're so bright
I see so many visions
But everyone seems out of sight
This is total neglection of the light
Skies of L.A.

(Interpretation: Everyone has ideas, but they don't know what the right thing to do is. Surely, it can't be that hard of a problem since we have so many intelligences at our disposal, so much knowledge and so many technological advancements. I see so many possiblities, but they all see so far away, so unreachable... And sadly, sometimes we just stop caring...)

okay :-D you have solved the mysteryb :whee:

January 7, 2011 at 07:09 PM

Celinirific, everybody's entitled to their own interpretation of the song

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