Lyric discussion by DannyArchila 

Cover art for Astronaut: A Short History of Nearly Nothing lyrics by Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer has a knack of writing thought-provoking and mood-evoking lyrics.

This song appears to me to be a dissatisfaction with her spouse.

She notes that she's not getting what she wants. Yes, he is an astronaut, committed to his work, but at the end of the day, who's his Final Frontier? Space, or Amanda?

It has a foreboding end to it, as she writes that things are going awry for him at work, and he's rapidly approaching the state of mind Amanda's been at this whole time. Maybe THEN he'll get why she is the way she is.

Maybe.

My Interpretation