Andy's Song
Escape to Outer Spaces: Andy's Celestial Journey
Lyrics
Andy dreams of working on a space station
Andy aspires to work on a space station.
He'll bring up his dog for a lifetime vacation
He plans to take his dog along for a long vacation in space.
And get away from parents and expectations
He wants to escape from his parents and the pressure of expectations.
There's no one to let down but no one to let in
He feels isolated; there's no one he disappoints but also no one close to him.
There's no one to let down but no one to let in
Reiterates the lack of people to disappoint or let into his life.
Hated his teachers 'cause all his new friends
He disliked his teachers because he aligned himself with new friends.
Decided it was cool so he sided with them
Andy adopted his friends' opinions to fit in.
Said goodbye to Susie cause she wouldn't join
He parted ways with Susie because she didn't conform to his choices.
She looked him in the eye and kicked him in the-
Susie refused and reacted by ending the relationship abruptly.
Going up
Repetition of his intent to distance himself by going into space metaphorically.
To look down on faces from these outer spaces
-Going up
-To side with the moon in the dark of his room
-When the solution is flight will the stars still be bright anymore
Asking if problems can be avoided by running away; a rhetorical question.
Popping vitamins cause he can't face the sun
He relies on vitamins to evade facing reality or sunlight.
Or any of his problems and things that he's done
He avoids confronting his problems and past actions.
And while he's alone and the world goes to shit
While isolated, he feels disconnected as the world faces turmoil.
He'll be fine if he doesn't think about it
Believes he can cope if he avoids thinking about his situation.
He'll be fine if he doesn't think about
Reiterating his belief that avoidance will make things manageable.
Going up
Repeats the desire to escape into space to avoid facing problems.
To look down on faces from these outer spaces
-Going up
-To side with the moon in the dark of his room
-When the solution is flight will the stars still be bright anymore
Reiterates the earlier question about fleeing from problems.
Andy's a satellite and circles the earth
Metaphorically describes Andy as a detached satellite circling the Earth.
Each time around he questions his worth
Each cycle makes him question his own value or purpose.
Waiting for the walls below to tumble down
He waits for his problems to collapse, hoping they won’t matter.
'Cause it doesn't matter if he's not around
Believes his absence won't affect anything significant.
No it doesn't matter if he's not
Reiterates his belief in his insignificance.
Going up
Repetition of his intention to escape and isolate himself.
To look down on faces from these outer spaces
-Going up
-To side with the moon in the dark of his room
-When the solution is flight will the stars still be bright anymore
Reiterates the question about the impact of escaping from his issues.
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