The American songwriter released a new single and the album is coming soon: Pink Skies describes a funeral, and the lyrics have a beautiful meaning.
If it’s a country song that gets viral within hours, with thousands of users in tears, sharing how much they loved it… well, there is a good chance it’s a song by Zach Bryan. The American songwriter is back with an emotional track about life and death: Pink Skies has a poetic meaning, the lyrics are intense, and the single anticipates the new album. Zach explained it’s “coming soon,” its title is Great American Bar Scene, and it will contain 17 tracks.
Right now, Pink Skies is the protagonist, and the questions are many. We have all the answers: in this article, we will analyze the song and everything surrounding it. At the end, you’ll also find the complete lyrics and the official streaming.
Pink Skies: the meaning behind the lyrics
Pink Skies is a song about life and death and emotionally describes a funeral: in the lyrics, Zach Bryan symbolically talks with the dead person, expressing pride for how “the kids” came to pay respect, remembering the good times.
The song is so intense that fans have immediately wondered if a personal experience inspires it. As we know, Zach Bryan lost her mom, Annette DeAnn, in 2016, and the singer even released an album named after her, so many assumed Pink Skies was about her. However, Zach has answered on X, saying explicitly that no personal story is behind this song:
The “pink skies” mentioned in the lyrics represent the optimism, the beautiful thing in life we are all supposed to enjoy. It’s one of the lessons the dead person taught the children, and the lyrics imply that they respectfully learned it.
The kids are in town for a funeral
So pack the car and dry your eyes
I know they got plenty of young blood left in em
And plenty nights under pink skies
You taught em to enjoy
Funerals are one of the most challenging experiences we can go through. Naturally, we are drowning in sadness, and our mind only goes to the void we will feel now that the beloved person is no longer around. However, with Pink Skies, Zach Bryan invites us to focus on the heritage that person left us: death is the perfect moment to recognize the person’s influence on us. It’s about showing love, even when the people we loved just passed away. Especially in that moment.
One of the best images in Pink Skies is a memory about something that person did in life:
The kids are in town for a funeral
And the grass all smells the same as the day you broke your arm swinging
I’m that kid out on the river
You bailed him out
Never said a thing about Jesus or the way he’s living
The song is an invitation to focus on the good things a person did in life instead of grieving their absence after death. With our memories, we can really keep someone alive, and that’s the deep meaning of Pink Skies and its lyrics: yes, it’s a funeral, but it doesn’t have to be a day full of sadness. With our attitude and love, we can celebrate someone’s life precisely when it has just ended.
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The official streaming and the complete lyrics
The kids are in town for a funeral
So pack the car and dry your eyes
I know they got plenty of young blood left in em
And plenty nights under pink skies
You taught em to enjoy
So clean the house
Clear the drawers
Mop the floors
Stand tall
Like no ones ever been here
Before or at all
And don’t you mention all the inches
That are scraped on the door frame
We all know you tip toed up to 4’1 back in ’08
If you could see em now
You’d be proud
But you’d think they’s yuppies
Your funeral was beautiful
I bet God heard you coming
The kids are in town for a funeral
And the grass all smells the same as the day you broke your arm swinging
I’m that kid out on the river
You bailed him out
Never said a thing about Jesus or the way he’s living
If you could see em now
You’d be proud
But you’d think they’s yuppies
Your funeral was beautiful
I bet god heard you coming
If you could see em now
You’d be proud
But you’d think they’s yuppies
Your funeral was beautiful
I bet god heard you coming
The kids are in town for a funeral
So pack the car and dry your eyes
I know they got plenty young blood left in em
And plenty nights under pink skies
You taught em to enjoy
