OLP is by far my favorite band of all time. It's perplexing that they arent as popular in the US. But I heard this song on the radio the other day so maybe that will change...
It seems to have a pretty strong astronaut theme. The lyrics refer to her as if she has actually left for outer space. He
"watched the red orange glow /watched her fade away" like a space shuttle launch. And in orbit space shuttles/stations/sattelites look like stars. Ojects in orbit also are technically falling but never get closer to the earth. He is waiting for her to come back to earth, to him. I suppose it could be literal but I think it is a metaphor. She left him for something more important, career maybe or otherwise. And she is out there doing whatever important thing(your gonna save our lives) and he is just waiting for her to finish and fall back to him.
OLP is by far my favorite band of all time. It's perplexing that they arent as popular in the US. But I heard this song on the radio the other day so maybe that will change... It seems to have a pretty strong astronaut theme. The lyrics refer to her as if she has actually left for outer space. He "watched the red orange glow /watched her fade away" like a space shuttle launch. And in orbit space shuttles/stations/sattelites look like stars. Ojects in orbit also are technically falling but never get closer to the earth. He is waiting for her to come back to earth, to him. I suppose it could be literal but I think it is a metaphor. She left him for something more important, career maybe or otherwise. And she is out there doing whatever important thing(your gonna save our lives) and he is just waiting for her to finish and fall back to him.