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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patti Smith
Lead Vocals
Richard Sohl
Piano
Ivan Kral
Guitar
Lenny Kaye
Lead Guitar
Jay Dee Daugherty
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Patti Smith
Songwriter
Allen Lanier
Songwriter
Ivan Kral
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Cale
Producer
Bernie Kirsh
Engineer
Frank D'Augusta
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The wall is high, the black barn
The babe in my arms in her swaddling clothes
And I know soon that the sky will split
And the planets will shift
Balls of jade will drop, and existence will stop
[Chorus]
Little sister, the sky is falling
I don't mind, I don't mind
Little sister, the fates are calling on you
[Verse 2]
Ah, here I stand again in this old 'lectric whirlwind
The sea rushes up my knees like flame
And I feel like just some misplaced Joan Of Arc
And the cause is you looking up at me
Oh, baby, I remember when you were born
It was dawn, and the storm settled in my belly
And I rolled in the grass, and I spit out the gas
And I lit a match, and the void went flash
And the sky split, and the planets hit
Balls of jade dropped, and existence stopped, stopped, stop, stop
[Chorus]
Little sister, the sky is falling
I don't mind, I don't mind
Little sister, the fates are calling on you
[Verse 3]
I was young and crazy
So crazy I knew I could break through with you
So with one hand, I rocked you
And with one heart, I reached for you
I knew your youth was for the taking, fire on a mental plane
So I ran through the fields as the bats, with their baby vein faces
Burst from the barn in flames, in a violet, violent sky
And I fell on my knees and pressed you against me
Your skull was like a network of spittle
Like glass balls moving in like cold streams of logic
And I prayed, as the lightning attacked
That something will make it go crack
Something will make it go crack
Something will make it go crack
Something will make it go crack
[Outro]
The palm trees fall into the sea
It doesn't matter much to me
As long as you're safe, Kimberly
And I can gaze deep into your starry eyes, baby
Looking deep in your eyes, baby
Looking deep in your eyes, baby
Looking deep in your eyes, baby
Into your starry eyes, oh
[Outro]
Oh, oh, in your starry eyes, baby
Looking deep in your eyes, baby
Looking deep in your eyes, whoa
[Outro]
Whoa, oh, looking deep in your eyes, baby
Into your starry eyes, baby
Looking deep in your eyes, baby
Written by: Allen Lanier, Ivan Kral, Patti Smith