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Big Sky

Orville Peck
Track 8 on Pony 

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Dec. 3, 20181 viewer23.7K views

Big Sky Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Fell in love with a rider
Dirt king, black crown
Six months on a knucklehead hog
I like him best when he's not around
He gets me high, oh, big sky

[Verse 2]
Fell in love with a boxer
Stayed awake all year
Heartbreak is a warm sensation
When the only feeling that you know is fear
I don’t know why, oh, big sky

[Chorus]
Big sky, big sky
I don't know why
Oh, big sky

[Verse 3]
Fell in love with a jailer
Cabin at Fort Quay
Her and me and the baby made three
Visit once in a while when I'm not at sea
She keeps me dry, oh, big sky
[Chorus]
Big sky, big sky
I don’t know why
Oh, big sky

[Outro]
Big sky, big sky
Big sky, big sky

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Why was this Orville's lead single for Pony?
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Orville Peck
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Genius Answer

I got asked a question awhile back; if there was a biography being made about me, what would I want it to be called? I said “Big Sky” because I think that song and maybe “Dead of Night” probably sum up who Orville is and the big themes within Pony. I think “Big Sky” speaks a lot about regret and the inability to sit still, not really understanding why we react to things the way we do. It even speaks to the absence of feeling something we think we should be feeling. “Big Sky” is a very, very personal song to me because it discusses tumultuous, failed relationships of mine, and then me moving on from those relationships. It doesn’t seem like a typical first single because it’s obviously very much a ballad and is very stripped down. But I think that track is kind of a good 101 to what Orville Peck is about.

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December 3, 2018
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