Satellite

Anna Nalick

Black and blue I chose my way
I, the candid castaway
In a way delayed by one more broken season
To find reason for appeasing you and

So I found my guiding light
Lamp and flashing red and white
Through a starry night I'm better nowhere-bound
Than boundin' on your solid ground

Satellite, save my life
I'm wishing on a two-way radio
Love might be just like me
Jaded, bated, all alone
A whisper on a two-way radio

All in all I feel the same
Wishing on an airplane
Its callin' stars by name
A lonely song of freedom rings
In hope of someone listening and
So I send my feeble flare
Through the silent arctic air
Heading anywhere
Until at last I've finally found
A place to lay my anchor down

Satellite, save my life
I'm wishin' on a two-way radio
Love might be just like me
Jaded, bated, all alone
You never know never never

Heaven help me I'm
Drownin' and I can't save me
Send some salvation
To keep me alive

Satellite, save my life
I'm wishin' on a two-way radio
Love might be just like me
Jaded, bated, all alone
Satellite, save my life
I'm wishin' on a two-way radio
Love might be just like me
Jaded, bated, all alone
A whisper on a two-way radio


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    Before I looked at the lyrics, I didn't listen too closely to the verses, and thought the song might be about a cell phone call to a lover, and hoping that it doesn't cut out.

    I now think that it's about getting out of an abusive relationship, and looking back, thinking that you've had really bad luck in love, and hoping that either someone actually good will come along, or that you'll be able to get by on your own. And I have a bad feeling that the "two-way radio" is a 911 call.

    drego5on April 29, 2005   Link

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