All music has energy in it, some of it obvious, and some hidden. Some of the more obvious affects music has on us is our emotional connection. The song may bring us to tears. It may invoke a memory of past times. It may bring new insights. There are also numerous physical responses the body has automatically, and I will get into that in another blog. Today I want to share my thoughts about a beautiful song, Drops of Jupiter by Train. Perhaps once you listen to it, and feel its essence, you can write to me about how it made you feel.
DROPS of JUPITER: I loved this song when it was released in 2001, and love it even more today, as I listen to it with "new" ears and a new appreciation for its message.
In 2001, it quickly reached the top 5 hits, and then won a Grammy for the best rock song. Pat Monahan, lead singer of Train, wrote this song after his mother passed from cancer. One night after returning to Pennsylvania, he awoke from a dream, and the lyrics came in. The next morning he took it into a recording manager who loved it and thought it would win a Grammy. This was the group's first break-through song. Pat Monahan considered his mom the most important person in his life, so when you listen to him sing this song with this understanding, the lyrics have a touching emotional connection, one that we can all relate to, on some level. He says, “the best thing we can do by loss of love is find ourselves through it!” The song is about Pat and his mother trying to find themselves through this journey of life, and perhaps the afterlife.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xf-Lesrkuc
Here are the lyrics
Now that she’s back in the atmosphere,
With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey hey.
She acts like summer and walks like rain,
Reminds me that there’s time to change, hey, hey
Since the return of her stay on the moon
She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, hey
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
Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there
Now that she’s back from that soul vacation
Tracing her way through the constellation, hey, hey
She checks out Mozart while she does tae-bo
Reminds me that there’s room to grow, hey, hey
Now that she’s back in the atmosphere
I’m afraid that she might think of me as plain ol’ June
Told a story “bout a man who was too afraid to fly so he never did land
Tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
And head back to the Milky Way
And tell me, did Venus blow your mind
Was it everything you wanted to find
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there
Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Your best friend always sticking up for you, even when I know you’re wrong
Can you imagine no first dance, freeze-dried romance, five-hour phone conversation
The best soy latte that you ever had…and me
Tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
And head back toward the Milky Way
It’s beautiful how the words help us feel the presence of his mother’s spirit through nature, in the summer, in the rain, etc. Perhaps her passing has allowed her now the chance to dance along the light of day, as she’s back in the Milky Way.
To some, Jupiter is symbolic of abundance of all good things, you know like joy, trust, faith, love, peace, and hope. These are the Divine virtues, that our souls long for. I think we have all realized that, although a nice home, great cars and other material things can make life comfortable, they do not make us happy. So does having "drops of Jupiter in her hair" indicate she has found some of these Divine virtues? If so, how wonderful for her! After all, this is life's real success!
This song exemplifies how we are the microcosm for the macrocosm. In other words, how we are connected to the universal spirit, through our own Soul's spirit. Most of us wonder if there is something much greater than ourselves "out there" that masters the universe on the macrocosmic level. Is it also part of ourselves on a microcosmic level? Can we "listen like Spring, and talk like June"? Can we "stay on the moon" or "walk along the light of day"? Did the spirit of Pat Monahan's mom gift us with these words (through Pat) to inspire us to search deeper for universal truths in life, like the rhythms of nature and laws of the universe, perhaps to our connection with something much greater than ourselves? Is this what is important?
Watching Pat sing this song, with his deep emotional connection with his mom is so heart warming. It reminds us all how important our mothers are. Even after their physical time with us, they are still guiding us, like the influence of the great universal mother is immortal. I love it!!!
I feel like this song could really help others come to a place of peace with the passing of their own mothers. Pat Monahan inspires us to rejoice in the maternal universal connection, and communicate through song to our dear mothers.
For me, it feels like there is a special hidden message for us all above and beyond the presence of the spirit in the etheric field that we might feel. For me, it comes in when he sings about “Did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there?” and “Now that you are back from that soul vacation”. For me, it was a reminder to cherish the moments of deep-fried chicken with our loved ones, and lattes and being there for each other, as we continue on this journey of self-discovery. To find oneself is to look deep within ourselves, and through our relationships. It reminded me to live in a very present way, moment to moment, so I wouldn’t miss any thing that was important on my journey. I want to live on earth dancing with the light of day, with drops of Jupiter in my hair every moment. Thank-you for this incredible song!
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