This is one of my favorite songs from REM. It's just amazing construction of lyric and sound.
I think it's about being alone because you're different than the rest of society, constantly looking at the stars (celebs) and the 'better people' and feeling inferior, to the point where self-destruction has taken place. I also think it can also mean that you've left the popular mentality behind, but are now seen as more of an outsider and strange, much like Galileo's ideas went against the teachings of the church.
This is one of my favorite songs from REM. It's just amazing construction of lyric and sound.
I think it's about being alone because you're different than the rest of society, constantly looking at the stars (celebs) and the 'better people' and feeling inferior, to the point where self-destruction has taken place. I also think it can also mean that you've left the popular mentality behind, but are now seen as more of an outsider and strange, much like Galileo's ideas went against the teachings of the church.