This song means so much to me, and I think it's absolutely beautiful.
When I listen to it, I see ice white, butter yellow, and gossamer blue. It seems arctic to me. I see someone sleeping in an igloo. I know that sounds crazy, but that's what it's like for me.
It's about a girl who has assumed responsibility for the physical/ emotional welfare of a human being. That person is extremely vulnerable and weak and needs her very much.
"And before you sleep at night
You pray to me, your lucky star, your singing satellite."
She's that person's caretaker and own personal god. She's the person's satellite because her life revolves around theirs. She figuratively orbits them. I don't know if that's what OceanLab meant at all, but it seems like a pretty metaphor to me. :)
DaeliS, I don’t think this song is “cheaply shrouding” any messages. I like the points you brought up, and it is possible that the satellite is the personification of drugs and addiction. However, I don’t think that if that were the case it would detract from the beauty and depth of the song.
I think you are on the right track. However, I see the person the song is about as an object of desire or past lover that maybe doesn't even know/remember the singer exists. The "satellite" part you spoke of, with her life revolving around his, is genius. I envision a girl who is dwelling on someone, and watching them from a distance, unable to let go. He is praying to his lucky star at night, and she is saying that he will never realize that she is, in fact, his lucky star.
I think you are on the right track. However, I see the person the song is about as an object of desire or past lover that maybe doesn't even know/remember the singer exists. The "satellite" part you spoke of, with her life revolving around his, is genius. I envision a girl who is dwelling on someone, and watching them from a distance, unable to let go. He is praying to his lucky star at night, and she is saying that he will never realize that she is, in fact, his lucky star.
This song means so much to me, and I think it's absolutely beautiful. When I listen to it, I see ice white, butter yellow, and gossamer blue. It seems arctic to me. I see someone sleeping in an igloo. I know that sounds crazy, but that's what it's like for me.
It's about a girl who has assumed responsibility for the physical/ emotional welfare of a human being. That person is extremely vulnerable and weak and needs her very much.
"And before you sleep at night You pray to me, your lucky star, your singing satellite."
She's that person's caretaker and own personal god. She's the person's satellite because her life revolves around theirs. She figuratively orbits them. I don't know if that's what OceanLab meant at all, but it seems like a pretty metaphor to me. :)
DaeliS, I don’t think this song is “cheaply shrouding” any messages. I like the points you brought up, and it is possible that the satellite is the personification of drugs and addiction. However, I don’t think that if that were the case it would detract from the beauty and depth of the song.
I think you are on the right track. However, I see the person the song is about as an object of desire or past lover that maybe doesn't even know/remember the singer exists. The "satellite" part you spoke of, with her life revolving around his, is genius. I envision a girl who is dwelling on someone, and watching them from a distance, unable to let go. He is praying to his lucky star at night, and she is saying that he will never realize that she is, in fact, his lucky star.
I think you are on the right track. However, I see the person the song is about as an object of desire or past lover that maybe doesn't even know/remember the singer exists. The "satellite" part you spoke of, with her life revolving around his, is genius. I envision a girl who is dwelling on someone, and watching them from a distance, unable to let go. He is praying to his lucky star at night, and she is saying that he will never realize that she is, in fact, his lucky star.