Lyrics for Asthenia as interpreted by BrandNew1208

Asthenia Lyrics
Last night it came as a picture
With a good reason, a warning sign
This place is void of all passion
If you can imagine it's easy if you try
Believe me I failed this effort
I wrote a reminder this wasn't a vision
This time where are you Houston
Is somebody out there will somebody listen

Should I go back should I go back should I
I feel alone and tired
Should I go back should I go back should I
I hope I won't forget you

My head is made up of memories
Most of them useless delusions
This room is bored of rehearsal
And sick of the boundaries
I miss you so much

Should I go back should I go back should I
I feel alone and tired
Should I go back should I go back should I
This time I don't want to
Should I go back should I go back should I
I feel alone and tired
Should I go back should I go back should I
I hope I won't forget you

Should I go back should I go back should I
I feel alone and tired
Should I go back should I go back should I
This time I don't want to
Should I go back should I go back should I
I feel alone and tired
Should I go back should I go back should I
I hope I won't forget you

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smartone
06-20-2007

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Hey, Warning sign! Nice thinking and nice writing. I would just add a little comment on the lines you have problems with.

Ever heard for the phrase: HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!? It's like you're an astronaut 300miles above earth and your rocket is about to explode - sure you report your problem, but .. Houston (Space center in Florida) is a bit far away to help you right then, don't you think?

Personally i believe that the line "this time, where are you houston..." is one of best lines ever. Definetly the best way to explain that you're in a deep deep shit, oh pardon me, troubles...

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dontkillwhitey
06-30-2007

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Despite what Tom says in the liner notes, I think it's definitely open to interpretation nonetheless. My thought was that this is about someone who has been off of drugs for awhile, been in recovery, gotten himself into a stable relationship, etc. and then relapses. He's sitting in a cheap hotel room, high (which is why the "where are you Houston?" space metaphor works), wondering if he can ever go back to being sober again, arguing with himself about whether or not to go back home to the people who he's disappointed.

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evilbeavil
08-14-2007

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yep, the whole space thing is definitely a metaphor

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dude_ranch
08-15-2007

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this song was originally going to be named "shoulda got caught" but was changed to "Asthenia" which is the breakdown of life in space where you believe you have nothing on the earth worth coming back for. Quote Tom Delonge:

"This song is about one thing only, an astronaut sitting in a space capsule about the size of a car, floating above the earth. He's contemplating if even coming back or not will make a difference on such a negative place. A song about the loss of hope. A term was coined for the breakdown of life in space and it is called Asthenia, the name of the track."

one of the most meaningful songs i have ever heard.

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saradelanin
11-06-2007

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I love this song. It's one of my favorites, for some reason. Not only is it literal about an astronaut, but just about being lonely. About missing someone. I relate this song to my ex. "Should I go back, should I go back, I feel alone and tired." about going back to an ex because you're lonely and just miss them. Or about missing someone you could've been with "I'm sick of the boundaries, I miss you so much." That's my favorite quote ever, actually. haha. I don't know. This song is sick.

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saradelanin
11-06-2007

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I love this song. It's one of my favorites, for some reason. Not only is it literal about an astronaut, but just about being lonely. About missing someone. I relate this song to my ex. "Should I go back, should I go back, I feel alone and tired." about going back to an ex because you're lonely and just miss them. Or about missing someone you could've been with "I'm sick of the boundaries, I miss you so much." That's my favorite quote ever, actually. haha. I don't know. This song is sick.

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MyPanicOut182
02-18-2008

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I Found This On This Quiz Site Thingy.

"This song is about one thing only, an astronout sitting in a space capsule about the size of a car, floating above the earth. He's contemplating if even coming back or not will make a difference on such a negative place. A song about the loss of hope. A term was coined for the breakdown of life in space and it is called Asthenia." - Tom DeLonge

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Samboy1991
04-06-2008

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its about a guy in outer space

wondering if going back to earth will actually make a difference

to a world covered in war

and poverty

he makes no difference

and tbh he looks down on earth and he can see the beauty that the world is

but

there is nothign that he can do

if he went back to earth he cant do anythign to change the world

etc

Love Blink forever

x

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Lyssterine
04-17-2008

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This is easily the best song Blink 182 had ever written.

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blink182+44AVA
05-28-2008

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this song is freakin amazing! i love it so much.
blink 182 is like a person to me that i love more than anything. like if i had a boyfriend that didnt like blink i wouldnt be able to have that.haha there song are so great and this song is so good. if someone dont like it they must be some kinda crack user. lol♥

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Blink Rules182
06-08-2008

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Hmm... Seems oddly familiar to AVA's new movie coming out in the Fall called, "I-Empire"

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eskimofood
07-15-2008

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Everyones looking at the obvious meaning (space) i think its deeper than that and is actually about a broken relationship and he's using Outer Space and like space lingo like houston as kind of a metaphor

btw i think every song on this album has something to do with relationship issues in some way?

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kristina034
07-19-2008

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Asthenia (Greek: ασθένεια, lit. lack of strength but also disease) is a medical term denoting a feeling of weakness without actual loss of strength.
but, asthenia defined by NASA is when an astronaut dose not want to return to earth do to manic depression from being alone in space...this is the unofficial definition but one commonly used by NASA.
amazing song.

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zoe.TRAGIC!
08-19-2008

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i love this.
i especially love the way "so" is stressed in "sick of the boundaries, i miss you so much".

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SeanZiii
11-03-2008

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This is possibly the most under-appreciated song by Blink-182, I love this song so much, I wish the intro wasn't so long though. The effects with the delay are simply amazing! The riff is also one of the catchiest I have ever heard, I dunno, I just wish more people took some time to listen to this one.

I hope I won't forget you!!

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blinkblinkblink182
04-15-2009

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this song can either mean someone being literally in space, or just isolating himself from others, either way, it's pretty much how he's gone from people because he thought that's what he wanted, like he needed a break, and when he got that break, he realised how much he needs other people.
i recon it's a song that has a good message, yea, i love blink

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collectivestate
09-08-2009

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deff if you look at the time this album was wrote theirs nothing happy about it, and its weird kus now tom wont ditch ava like he did blink...?

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majellos182
09-08-2009

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to simpleplan11, i totally agree with you. i never used to think much of asthenia when the album first came out. i mean, i liked it as much as the rest of the album but i never felt anything from it as much as i do now. it can apply to anything. and whenever i listen to it now, it just means so much more to me coz this really inspirational teacher of mine died really suddenly and he really helped me thru school for the year that i knew him. The first and second verses just say it all for me, really. And yeah, even tho its hard for me to think about him, this song makes his death easier to deal with :]
without blink, i dont know where id be and im soooo happy they got back together and ended their hiatus :]

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