Lyrics for A320 as interpreted by 3ssence

A320 Lyrics
There's a place I love to go
Strangers take me there
Dreamed about the day I learned to fly
I'm afraid of airplanes
Even though I like the way
it feels to be a person in the sky
It's alright
And it's good
This time
I look down and on the ground
Really don't believe it
Gravity can pull me from this height
One day we'll come crashing down
What will I do
Never had a chance to say goodbye
I close my eyes and hope that it's a real smooth flight
This time
I close my eyes and hope that it's a real smooth flight
And it's good
This time
I look down and on the ground
I look down and on the ground
I look down and on the ground
AH LOOK OUT WE'RE GOING DOWN

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berserker
06-03-2002

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I think it's pretty obvious that this song is about a person who flies on a plane and is afraid but calms himself down but then the plane goes down

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squeeze
06-11-2002

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yes... i agree, i really love this song, but what album is it on or was it just done for Godzilla?


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berserker
06-19-2002

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just godzilla, which truely disappoints me

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Kez
07-08-2002

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this song is so beautiful...in a truly depressing kinda way

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LShave
07-27-2002

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Two words: drug song. "Learned to fly" = first trip. "hope that it's a real smooth flight" = "no bad trips please"

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richenback
09-04-2002

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i think this song is about being famous and how it can last for a short period of time. only they are using flying as a metaphor for fame. like when they say "I look down and on the ground Really don't believe it Gravity can pull me from this height" they are saying that it seams like they are invincible but they know they arent when they say "One day we'll come crashing down"

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SlimZim629
03-05-2003

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i also think its about flying on a plane for the first time. the title of the song, A320, is also a type of plane. but who knows there could be hidden references too.

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Arianrhod
07-01-2003

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I read so many comments on this site, about different songs by different musicians, that say songs are about drugs, and I say it here once and for all NOT ALL SONGS ARE ABOUT DRUGS!!!. Especially Foo Fighters songs. Dave doesn't use drugs. I am so sick of reading that hoary old cliche.

That said, here's what the song is about:
An A320 is a passenger plane, similar in size to the Boeing 767. It's built by the Airbus company, in Toulouse, France, hence the A in the model number. It seats 150 passengers in a single aisle, two class cabin, and can travel average distances of 3000 nautical miles or 5550 kilometres.

Apparently, Dave has a slight fear of flying, hence the imagery in this song, and others, like Learn to Fly. However, Richenback's explanation is also extremely plausible.

To me, it's about the financial collapse of the airline my father and I worked for, Ansett Australia. Towards the end, they were only using Airbus A320 aircraft for their domestic services, and the lyrics in this song really describe the way the airline just suddenly collapsed, and no-one who worked for the airline knew it was coming, or had any way of saying goodbye. We all dropped from a great height of working for the greatest airline in the world, to the ground, and didn't know what to do with ourselves afterwards but feel incredibly sad.

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mxmattd
09-26-2004

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I think that this song is about relationships. Dave uses the airplane to symbolize love. He says he's afraid of airplanes (committment) even though he likes the way it feels to be in love. Then he talks about the plane crashing, which is the end of the relationship. He then talks about looking forward to the next relationship (close my eyes and hope that its a real smooth flight this time). Relationships don't always work out, but he still has hope that he will eventually have a smooth flight. Every line of this song taks on special meaning to me when I think about it this way.

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jimzim66
11-08-2004

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the A320 is similar in size to the 737, not a 767

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bmrhye
01-07-2005

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I just like the way this song seems to be continued in a way in 'Learn To Fly'. I think the words in this song are actually 'Dream about the day I learn to fly' instead of past tense. but...

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jek21
04-03-2005

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I agree with the "Arianrhod"...that guy seems to have done his homework.

Anyway, yeah this songs fucking awesome. I love the strings (which are probably synthesised..too bad) especially during the guitar break thingy after "ah look out we're going down"..reminds me of the Beatles...Really nice build up overall.

Foo Fighters kick ass!

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Krystle
07-14-2005

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Love this song. I can see why people think it's about drugs/relationships/fame etc. But for me it will always be about a fear of flying. I can't stand planes. I've been on a plane twice in my entire life and I never want to again...

So yeah, for me this song is about a fear of flying. :)

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ska ska ska ska
07-23-2005

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yeah the lyrics to this song are wrong, just thought if like to point that out, off the official foo fighters song lyrics are as follows

[A320]
There is a place I'd love to go
Strangers takin' me there
I dream about the day I learn to fly

I'm afraid of aeroplanes
Even though I like the way
that it feels to be a person in the sky

It's alright
and it's good
this time

I look out and on the ground
really don't believe it
gravity can pull me from this height

One day we'll come crashing down
What will I do
Never had a chance to say goodbye

Close my eyes and hope that it's
a real smooth flight
this time
Close my eyes and hope that it's
a real smooth flight

And it's good
this time

I look down and on the ground
I look down and on the ground
I look down and on the ground
I look out, we're going down

to me this song is about love, the euphoria of being in love, thinking nothing can drag you down, is related in this song to a plane trip, "close my eyes and hope that its a real smooth flight this time" not all relationships work out, i know this and im sure everyone else does, the only hope you can have is that the next one will work out and not be a kick in the side when theyre done with you

this song can be related to love in so many ways, even if it wasnt meat to be, i can see how you can get drug references out of it but i dont think its right

thats my 2 cents

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opus2200
02-22-2006

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This is the first Foo Fighters song I ever heard, and to this day it remains one of my favorites. It's disappointing that it never made it to an album. As far as its meaning, there have been several great theories. I don't really care about the meaning. The song itself is enough for me. :D

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opus2200
02-22-2006

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(by never making it to an album, I mean a standard album. This song was the only good thing about the Godzilla soundtrack, and was my sole purpose in purchasing it.)

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behrad
07-06-2006

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i totally agree with Arianrhod. PEOPLE! don't you think its sad how druggies always try to relate their perception of the world to drugs? and how they always try to justify their addiction by accusing famous people of using drugs? i dont care if dave uses drugs or not...its just so sad that when you hear a beautiful song such as this one, all you can think of is a subtance that limits your perception, if not betray it. i hope one day you'll quit.

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internet2
07-12-2006

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Dave does have a fewar of flying, but the song is about his career and dealing with his fame. Flying is just a metaphor. Also, the strings are not synthesized, they're played by Petra Hayden.

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danigrohl
08-10-2006

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I totally agree with MXMATTD finally someone who thinks that!!! While I was reading it I was like "this guy copied what I said on the foos site" XD I really wrote the same thing there... Dave wouldn't write a song just about being afraid to fly. It's clearly about love! ;)

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Foundation4life
10-23-2006

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How come my comments keep getting deleted!?

One more time, has this song ever been played live? Anyone?

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intothegrinder2
11-03-2006

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It's been played live twice

1: 9/8/99 - Providence, Rhode Island
2: 11/11/99 - Stockholm, Sweden

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Foundation4life
12-24-2006

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wow, thanks dude. anyway in the world to get my hands on that?

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scottyp
01-15-2007

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To me, the song is about love.
He loves being in love. I believe he's comparing love to flying. Women (the thing that takes you into love) are the airplanes. He's afraid of women because he's been hurt, but he loves the way it feels to be in love.
Then he tries to tell himself that this one is going to work.

He's so excited that it happens that he doesn't realize that it could end (... don't believe it, gravity can pull me from this height."), but at the same time knows it has to because past relationships have led him to believe that (One day we'll come crashing down.)

And when he's looking at the ground and how boring life was before love, almost taking it for granite... it disentigrates (Ah look out, we're going down.)

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Sarahhall
08-30-2008

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dave is afraid to fly.

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jimmoran24
04-03-2009

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seems like flying is being used as a metaphor for relationships.. unless dave planned on being in a plane crash

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