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They Punctured My Yolk Lyrics
They never called me up to the tower
We gave it to them
They had the power
And power is the thing
That made you take off from me
We trained hard for the mission
All floating over
Though we're in zero gravity
It pulled us closer
We were once off to the planets
Inside our spacesuits
Now I'm left here on the landing
The rockets flame boost
And it's leaving without me
And you go off to the sky
Good-bye, good-bye
Look as the clouds burst
They're growing taller
And as your ship leaves in the distance
My world gets smaller
And it takes you worlds away
A million light years from me
Oh, oh, oh
We gave it to them
They had the power
And power is the thing
That made you take off from me
All floating over
Though we're in zero gravity
It pulled us closer
We were once off to the planets
Inside our spacesuits
Now I'm left here on the landing
The rockets flame boost
And it's leaving without me
And you go off to the sky
Look as the clouds burst
They're growing taller
And as your ship leaves in the distance
My world gets smaller
And it takes you worlds away
A million light years from me
Oh, oh, oh
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Y'know, I've been thinking about this song, actually: not once in the song does it mention that they were a couple, or even in love. We just picked that up from context. Try reading the song as just two friends that are made to lose touch with each other. I think that makes it even stronger.
Just a thought.
This one is very self-explanatory. Two astronauts fall in love, go through the space program together. They were going to go to space together. But NASA for some reason decided not to send them both, maybe it will hurt the mission. So they man is forced to watch the woman go to space from the launching pad without him. The title "They Punctured my Yolk" refers to the people destroying their bond.
that's the ostensible story, sure. but it's a pretty sad song that can apply to all sorts of stuff.
Yeah, I agree. I think it's about any couple that have to be split up because of circumstances totally out of their control.
Notice how it follows on to Lightning Strikes The Postman, a song about people struggling to keep in touch over a long distance? I thought that was interesting.
Y'know, I've been thinking about this song, actually: not once in the song does it mention that they were a couple, or even in love. We just picked that up from context. Try reading the song as just two friends that are made to lose touch with each other. I think that makes it even stronger.
Just a thought.
Sometimes when I'm drunk and I listen to this song at super loud volume it feels like the world's saddest song and I get a little overwhelmed.
I agree with both of the last 2 posts. He is being left behind for power. Perhaps his best friend is going off to college while he stays home. Maybe his girlfriend is taking a job in another city. It could mean a bunch of things. I wish they still made songs like this.