Hallo Spaceboy Lyrics

Lyric discussion by crazychild 

Cover art for Hallo Spaceboy lyrics by David Bowie

The thing I love about 1. Outside is that you really have to think about the lyrics on some of the songs. I think that particular track is supposed to be sung by the character Paddy, a colleague of Detective Nathan Adler. I also think that it is directed towards the character Leon Blank, who has been accused of murder.

I think that Paddy is either tailing Leon to compile a profile on him or interrogating him. In the former interpretation, Leon has been released, but Paddy is have a stake out to keep an eye on Leon at The Motel (the next track on the album). He's trying to get inside Leon's mind to figure out if he is really the culprit, but can't figure it out.

In the latte interpretation, Paddy is interrogating Leon and trying to misdirect him through different approaches. "Spaceboy, you're sleepy now, Your silhouette is so stationary" is an attack on Leon's psychological fatigue, suggesting that he might soon break. "And I want to be free, Don't you want to be free?" is Paddy asking Leon to help his investigation to catch the culprit. "Do you like girls or boys? It's confusing these days" is Paddy attacking Leon's sexuality to prey on his weakness.