Tripping on skies? from the lyrics of YOUTH

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There is this expression in the lyrics of the song "Youth", "tripping on skies sipping waterfalls". What does "tripping on skies" mean? Is it like you walk and stumble upon sky? If so how can someone walk on the sky and why is it "skies", the plural form?

Brianyonghwa · Accepted Answer

I was also curious too. Can anyone answer this quetion please?

Anonymous · Answer

The verb "trip" can mean dance or cavort.  So this is hyperbole:  dancing on skies, sipping waterfalls, in keeping the wildness and carefreeness of youth.

Fivejedjon · Answer

As we so often say in this forum, don't try to make too much sense out of song lytics.

My youth
My youth is yours
Tripping on skies, sipping waterfalls
My youth
My youth is yours

'Tripping' may be suggesting taking a trip/excursion, dancing, or being under the influence of drugs. When you are young, you can imagine that you can do any, or all, of these things. You can also take a cool refreshing drink of water from a waterfall.

(cross-posted)

Dave_anon · Answer

Hi

'Tripping', in that context, comes into English in the late 1950s. It means to have a hallucinogenic experience, usually by use of the drug LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)

Nowadays, that usage is quite unusual, but it means that the person is having happy sensory experiences - for example - by looking at the sky

Whether under the influence of a drug or not (preferably not!) the sky changes all the time: there are different skies from moment to moment. That's why it is in the plural

If a person experiences that, one way of saying it is 'tripping on skies'

Dave

Dcfox100 · Answer

Don’t take it too literally

“Trippin’ on skies, Sippin’ waterfalls ” is just a term of expression of happiness, Being carefree and youthful

Tripping on skies? from the lyrics of YOUTH

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