Let's start things off by saying it really reminds me of a past relationship of mine and that's what I'm basing my interpertation off of.
I beileve this song starts off after the break up with someone who was loved by the person singing (or someone he knows?).
The lines:
"i'd like your hair long and ladeled to the ground"
Refers to how they love that person for themselves. Kinda like that saying about "letting your hair down." They love the person for who they are and wouldn't want them to change.
The next line:
"but you'd prefer an astronaut"
Shows how the other person broke up with them for someone who's head is in up in space. Pretty much a total idiot who has no idea what is going on in the world.
It continues by saying how they could relate to each other, because the person who broke up with the singer is not the brightest person either. It also states how in this new relationship the singer's ex is in the other person will do whatever they say and take "commands." (Which also could show the singer's ex was very bossy and controlling... possibly why they broke up.)
The part about the "simple man" shows how the singer feels about themself - which is that they are pretty basic when it comes to the relationship. All they need is love and respect.
"i could hardly wait for my stars to fall in line
and synchronize and shine" - Reflects on how the singer really wants everything to be better for them and to be successful in their own eyes. Maybe that means to be in a good relationship.
"a wasted string of years, and a wasted string of lies
it's still the same to me" - Tells how the singer knows this was a waste of his time and a bad relationship,but none the less, still loves the person.
"it's a waste of a song
you're a waste of my lungs " - Could show how they have written many songs about the ex and tried to fix things by speaking to them, but knows this person will not go back with them.
"i'd like your face gone and in its place the sun
and i would be an astronaut
for i have come to surface to catch some light and feed
and i have everything i need"
This part shows how the singer is in a new relationship and has become exactly what their ex was - someone with their head in the air (a snob) and someone who is an idiot (head up in space.) They think they have moved on and forgotten about the ex, but they also know taht their ex will always be apart of them. However, by this point in time they are pretending to hate the ex. They repeat the other parts to show that they secretly still feel the same as they use to, but know its a wate of thought.
That's how I think of this song. It's very sad when you think of it.
Here's my interpertation of this song:
Let's start things off by saying it really reminds me of a past relationship of mine and that's what I'm basing my interpertation off of.
I beileve this song starts off after the break up with someone who was loved by the person singing (or someone he knows?).
The lines: "i'd like your hair long and ladeled to the ground" Refers to how they love that person for themselves. Kinda like that saying about "letting your hair down." They love the person for who they are and wouldn't want them to change.
The next line: "but you'd prefer an astronaut" Shows how the other person broke up with them for someone who's head is in up in space. Pretty much a total idiot who has no idea what is going on in the world.
It continues by saying how they could relate to each other, because the person who broke up with the singer is not the brightest person either. It also states how in this new relationship the singer's ex is in the other person will do whatever they say and take "commands." (Which also could show the singer's ex was very bossy and controlling... possibly why they broke up.)
The part about the "simple man" shows how the singer feels about themself - which is that they are pretty basic when it comes to the relationship. All they need is love and respect.
"i could hardly wait for my stars to fall in line and synchronize and shine" - Reflects on how the singer really wants everything to be better for them and to be successful in their own eyes. Maybe that means to be in a good relationship.
"a wasted string of years, and a wasted string of lies it's still the same to me" - Tells how the singer knows this was a waste of his time and a bad relationship,but none the less, still loves the person.
"it's a waste of a song you're a waste of my lungs " - Could show how they have written many songs about the ex and tried to fix things by speaking to them, but knows this person will not go back with them.
"i'd like your face gone and in its place the sun and i would be an astronaut for i have come to surface to catch some light and feed and i have everything i need"
This part shows how the singer is in a new relationship and has become exactly what their ex was - someone with their head in the air (a snob) and someone who is an idiot (head up in space.) They think they have moved on and forgotten about the ex, but they also know taht their ex will always be apart of them. However, by this point in time they are pretending to hate the ex. They repeat the other parts to show that they secretly still feel the same as they use to, but know its a wate of thought.
That's how I think of this song. It's very sad when you think of it.