Cliched Rock Lyrics and a song that was a "has been" before it was an "ever was".

Drops of Jupiter by Train
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 from 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 at 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 time to grow, hey, hey
Now that she’s back in the atmosphere
I’m afraid that she might think of me as plain ol’ jane
Told a story about a man who is 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
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Wow...it's like train decided to take all the lyrics from 1980's rock ballads (you know the ones, White Lion, Scorpion, Bon Jovi) and dump them all into one song. They could have been aiming for parody but it doesn't seem to show in this song. Well it sure isn't pastiche yet 'cos anyone listening to the radio are wondering why some aged rock band's tried to make a (poorly advised) comeback with lyrics that would make a Secondary 4 Literature student go "Oy!"...
Someone needs to tell these guys that 80's lyrics should stay in the 80's and that the 90's is a time for bands to either go for subtlety or incomprehensibility, and not the hamfisted attempt at both...
This song reminds me of an analogy that JL uses...square peg, round hole, BIG hammer.

p.s. I just had a look at the Train site and I think I might be able to explain their lyrics...these are guys who never grew out of the 80's. They're still there in there, doing the time warp again and dragging us all down with them.