This song is obviously a conversation between a preacher and an astronaut, but to me, I think it covers a wider range of people. I think the preacher represents earthly and Godly people, people who are attatched to a specific belief and home. The astronaut represents explorers, people who are constantly searching for more in their life.
The preacher is scared of the astronaut's life, and vice versa, so the preacher asks all kinds of questions regarding how different of a person the astronaut is after his explorations, such as:
"Do you still believe in God?"
"Did meaning fall from that celestial light?"
As for the latter question, I think the preacher is asking whether or not the astronaut found his answers through his new life.
So to summarize it, I think this song is a representation of a conversation between two lifestyles, the pros and cons, how certain things worked out, and so on.
This song is obviously a conversation between a preacher and an astronaut, but to me, I think it covers a wider range of people. I think the preacher represents earthly and Godly people, people who are attatched to a specific belief and home. The astronaut represents explorers, people who are constantly searching for more in their life.
The preacher is scared of the astronaut's life, and vice versa, so the preacher asks all kinds of questions regarding how different of a person the astronaut is after his explorations, such as: "Do you still believe in God?" "Did meaning fall from that celestial light?" As for the latter question, I think the preacher is asking whether or not the astronaut found his answers through his new life.
So to summarize it, I think this song is a representation of a conversation between two lifestyles, the pros and cons, how certain things worked out, and so on.