This song is sung from the perspective of the undiscovered planet that can see the ship from earth making its way through space and can't wait for humanity to arrive.
The chorus talks about how great it will be when they arrive since no one currently inhabits the planet.
The second stanza talks about the mystery of another habitable planet in the universe - it doesn't know why it exists and hopes the humans that arrive will give the planet meaning.
The last stanza echoes all of these ideas - the undiscovered planet is floating in space, waiting for the astronauts to discover it and give the planet a reason to exist.
@jag216 I totally agree! I've seen this interpretation elsewhere as well! This makes sense esp when you consider that "I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million," which is also from the perspective of the Earth/some planet, is the intro to this song!
@jag216 I totally agree! I've seen this interpretation elsewhere as well! This makes sense esp when you consider that "I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million," which is also from the perspective of the Earth/some planet, is the intro to this song!
This song is sung from the perspective of the undiscovered planet that can see the ship from earth making its way through space and can't wait for humanity to arrive.
The chorus talks about how great it will be when they arrive since no one currently inhabits the planet.
The second stanza talks about the mystery of another habitable planet in the universe - it doesn't know why it exists and hopes the humans that arrive will give the planet meaning.
The last stanza echoes all of these ideas - the undiscovered planet is floating in space, waiting for the astronauts to discover it and give the planet a reason to exist.
@jag216 I totally agree! I've seen this interpretation elsewhere as well! This makes sense esp when you consider that "I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million," which is also from the perspective of the Earth/some planet, is the intro to this song!
@jag216 I totally agree! I've seen this interpretation elsewhere as well! This makes sense esp when you consider that "I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million," which is also from the perspective of the Earth/some planet, is the intro to this song!