Babies on beach blankets headed for Mars
Cute guys in crew cuts with the day goes to bars
There's a pretty lady in a bikini
Her eyes are clear
But her teeth look like smashed out window panes
She's trying to fix her dreams
With seaweed and sushi and carrot juice and wheat germ
There's a wide wall
That she can't see over now
But that's ok
Because mistakes are allowed when you're a
Satellite
A jog in the morning with some vitamins
Then go to a singles bar
California is sure lovely
It's the home of the stars
And everybody's got a great body, but mine
That's just fine
Cuz everybody's so shriveled up inside
They're trying to hide behind
Power Bars and Vollyball and Valium
It's a wide wall
That we can't see over now
But that's ok
We're still growing
You know that
Mistakes are allowed when you're a
Satellite
No matter where you go
You can't outrun a cold
No matter what you do
You can't escape the flu
No matter how you try
You can't stop a satellite
In Hollywood there's all these heroes
They're strung out on grace
Half-skinned gypsies
They're crying to leave this place
There are souls stuck in a bone machine
They are dying in crowded rooms
They are dying of blood on bone
They are crushed by ???
Cigarettes and ?? and high hopes
There's a wide wall
That we can't see over now
But that's all right
We're still growing
You know that
Mistakes are allowed when you're a
Satellite
You can't hold back a Satellite
Satellite
Babies on beach blankets headed for Mars
Cute guys in crew cuts with the day goes to bars
There's a pretty lady in a bikini
Her eyes are clear
But her teeth look like smashed out window panes
She's trying to fix her dreams
With seaweed and sushi and carrot juice and wheat germ
That she can't see over now
But that's ok
Because mistakes are allowed when you're a
Satellite
Then go to a singles bar
California is sure lovely
It's the home of the stars
And everybody's got a great body, but mine
That's just fine
Cuz everybody's so shriveled up inside
They're trying to hide behind
Power Bars and Vollyball and Valium
That we can't see over now
But that's ok
We're still growing
You know that
Mistakes are allowed when you're a
Satellite
You can't outrun a cold
No matter what you do
You can't escape the flu
No matter how you try
You can't stop a satellite
They're strung out on grace
Half-skinned gypsies
They're crying to leave this place
There are souls stuck in a bone machine
They are dying in crowded rooms
They are dying of blood on bone
They are crushed by ???
Cigarettes and ?? and high hopes
That we can't see over now
But that's all right
We're still growing
You know that
Mistakes are allowed when you're a
Satellite
Satellite
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these lyrics are all messed up...
Babies on beach blankets headed for Mars Cute boys with crew cuts and day glow surfboards There's a pretty lady in a bikini, her eyes are bright But her teeth look like smashed out window panes She's trying to fix her dreams With sushi and facials and carrot juice
CHORUS: There's a white wall that we can't see over now But that's okay, we're still learning Mistakes, they are allowed If you're a satellite, oh, oh, oh...
Yoga classes so you can look good in your singles bar California's sure lovely; It's the home of the stars And everybody is a nice body But souls are like shadows, hollow inside, choked And hiding behind volley balls and valium and power bars
CHORUS
BRIDGE: We understand a lot of things About modern techonology But not about dreams Our hearts are on the shelves We can't fix ourselves But we can fix a satellite Because in Hollywood The heroes are strung out on grace And half-skinned gypsies are crying to leave this place
The pope can't fix my broken heart Rock 'n' roll can't fix my broken heart Valium can't fix my broken heart Miss Cleo can't fix my broken heart But will you fix my broken heart? Cause I'm gonna give you a satellite Fix my broken heart
Odd that she chose "Satellites" I wonder what that means to her.
The girl in the beginning with the smashed out teeth is very similar to the girl in the poem that Jewel wrote about in her first album. Remember?
I guess jewel thinks a satellite is a person that need another one to whirl around to, as a planet. That can not go his own way, can not have his own life. People that exist to be used by another. Sad but true...
I love this song. Does anyone know what the "white wall" refers to? Possibly meaning the purity that material things represent to people until they find out their true meaning. Just my thoughts.
I like this song alot. and actually the term "satellite" is used to refrence a person who "follows and/or serves another" right out of the dictionary! so hope that clears up the whole question of what she means by satellite. And as far as the "white wall" reference I always thought it was "wide wall" but my bad. So I have no idea there...But great, great song!
I like this song alot. and actually the term "satellite" is used to refrence a person who "follows and/or serves another" right out of the dictionary! so hope that clears up the whole question of what she means by satellite. And as far as the "white wall" reference I always thought it was "wide wall" but my bad. So I have no idea there...But great, great song!
My interpretation of this song is a very powerful message about life in the 21st century. The setting is maybe Malibu? The opening scene is a beach. "babies on beach blankets heading to Mars" is the young teen girls who are suntanning on the beach, a million miles away in their own little world. Their entire future is ahead of them, and they ponder the possibilities of what lies ahead..Mars maybe? "cute boys in crewcuts, dayglow surfboards" ..self explanatory. The pretty lady in a bikini with bright eyes and smashed out window pane teeth, is obviously a reference to herself. She's right there with the Babies and cute boys, trying to fix her dreams with all the latest fads and trends..
The refrain brings in a whole new concept, and begins to define the message of the song. I believe the actual lyric is "there's a WIDE wall, we can't see over now..." We can't see over it because it is wide. Even if we jump or climb to the top of the wall, we can't see over it, the wall is too wide. But it's okay because we are "still learning" and "mistakes are allowed" when you are a "satellite." When you think of a satellite, it orbits around something... in this case, it is the life experience we are all orbiting around, not fully understanding why we are here, what we are to do, what is the meaning and purpose... we are just revolving around life, like a satellite.
In the meantime... here we are, trying to be "perfect" for who? what? why? The song goes on to challenge those with "hollow souls" ...choked from their natural spiritual requirements and caught up in the latest trends and fads. Then it finally rests on an interesting plea to someone (or something) to fix her broken heart. I believe she is saying we (as satellites) tend to revolve around whomever provides facilitation of our wants, needs, desires in life. It is a very interesting song on so many levels.