Discover the story of the song > From the Air – Laurie Anderson

The song is about a pilot telling the passengers to prepare for a crash landing. The protagonist is on the plane and is hearing the pilot's instructions. The protagonist feels scared and thinks that this is going to be a bad day. The pilot keeps talking and making strange comments, and the protagonist starts to feel like they are not alone. The song has a lot of repetition and emphasizes the feeling of being in a scary situation with no control.