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Astronaut Lyrics

The Western lands
Day turns to Night
Immaterial play of light
It's very nice out here

Poked my hand in a hornet's nest
They flew out around my face
I guess it's just self defense

The camera pans
The focus shifts
The world is a hornet's nest
I learned my lesson well

I surf the net
And watch TV
There's peace in the Middle East
Feel like I'm an astronaut
Now I am an astronaut
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Cover art for Astronaut lyrics by David Byrne

This song revolves all around the idea of alienation. He is watching the world change in front of him as if he is alone watching it through a TV, or is an astronaut in space watching the earth. David himself said that the line "Feel like I'm an astronaut" was probably the cheesiest metaphor for alienation.

 
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