consider this from the point of view of the lyricist(s) - the (symbolic) connotations of space are quite clear; the idea of distance or separation from earth and reality. i dont think this song can be applied in one particular instance... it can be adapted to fit the predicament of a drug user, or a stressed father, or a closet gay, but to me this song is simply about loneliness - the realisation that an individual is separated from the entire world, that nobody properly understands them, and nobody can help them; and its going to 'be a long long time' until they can get out of the lonely situation that they are in. to me, this song resonates because it touches all aspects of loneliness and separation.
@magicaudiomale I agree very much with your interpretation. It is about loneliness and being either misunderstood or reviled in some sense for what he does. He feels his children should have better, and he misses a close relationship that he used to have but is no longer there, and perhaps will never be again. And there is no immediate remedy for his situation.
@magicaudiomale I agree very much with your interpretation. It is about loneliness and being either misunderstood or reviled in some sense for what he does. He feels his children should have better, and he misses a close relationship that he used to have but is no longer there, and perhaps will never be again. And there is no immediate remedy for his situation.
consider this from the point of view of the lyricist(s) - the (symbolic) connotations of space are quite clear; the idea of distance or separation from earth and reality. i dont think this song can be applied in one particular instance... it can be adapted to fit the predicament of a drug user, or a stressed father, or a closet gay, but to me this song is simply about loneliness - the realisation that an individual is separated from the entire world, that nobody properly understands them, and nobody can help them; and its going to 'be a long long time' until they can get out of the lonely situation that they are in. to me, this song resonates because it touches all aspects of loneliness and separation.
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@magicaudiomale I agree very much with your interpretation. It is about loneliness and being either misunderstood or reviled in some sense for what he does. He feels his children should have better, and he misses a close relationship that he used to have but is no longer there, and perhaps will never be again. And there is no immediate remedy for his situation.
@magicaudiomale I agree very much with your interpretation. It is about loneliness and being either misunderstood or reviled in some sense for what he does. He feels his children should have better, and he misses a close relationship that he used to have but is no longer there, and perhaps will never be again. And there is no immediate remedy for his situation.