Always loved this song, mostly for the tone of the music, and the lyrics always seemed to convey similar emotions: a sense of wonder mixed with deep concern for the human condition, as a lot of Ian's lyrics do. I really don't know what he's exactly on about here, but I agree that these words are pretty trippy. My guess is that it's his poetic reaction to the "intrusion" of humans landing on the moon. LEM might refer to "Lunar Excursion Module", an early name of the Apollo Lunar Module. "The mother ship is just a blip..."
Always loved this song, mostly for the tone of the music, and the lyrics always seemed to convey similar emotions: a sense of wonder mixed with deep concern for the human condition, as a lot of Ian's lyrics do. I really don't know what he's exactly on about here, but I agree that these words are pretty trippy. My guess is that it's his poetic reaction to the "intrusion" of humans landing on the moon. LEM might refer to "Lunar Excursion Module", an early name of the Apollo Lunar Module. "The mother ship is just a blip..."