Saturday, August 26, 2006
The lyrics refer to her as if she has actually left for outer space. He "watched the red orange glow /watched her fade away" like a space shuttle launch. And in orbit space shuttles/stations/sattelites look like stars. Ojects in orbit also are technically falling but never get closer to the earth. He is waiting for her to come back to earth, to him. I suppose it could be literal but I think it is a metaphor. She left him for something more important, career maybe or otherwise. And she is out there doing whatever important thing(your gonna save our lives) and he is just waiting for her to finish and fall back to him. The line "Last time I talked to you, you were lonely and out of place" is the best line that describes my feelings. And perhaps one day, we will run into each other and smile and talk, but till then, I will live my hoping, wondering about her.
