Spacewoman
Lonely Spins: A Celestial Reflection on Longing and Gravity
Lyrics
Spacewoman, spacewoman
Expressing a connection or identification with a female figure associated with space.
How lonely does it feel?
Raising a question about the emotional state of the spacewoman and her level of loneliness.
You're spinning round and round
Describing a sense of disorientation or confusion, possibly in the vastness of space.
I look up
The narrator shifts their focus upward, observing the spacewoman or the cosmos.
I'm down here, rolling around too
Expressing a shared experience of disorientation or confusion while being separate from the spacewoman.
I look up
Repeated encouragement or command to look up, emphasizing a change in perspective.
Look up
-Look up
-There's a beachball in the stadium
Imagery of a joyful scene with a beachball and baseball game, contrasting with the potential loneliness.
Playing baseball out there, havin' fun
-Hitting home runs and line drives
-With the sun in their eyes
-I look up
Reiteration of the feeling of loneliness despite the joyful scene observed.
Look up
-I'm lonely too
-I watch you disappear
Observing the spacewoman's disappearance, possibly referencing the vastness of space and the insignificance of an individual.
You have no gravity
Noting the absence of gravity, suggesting a weightlessness or detachment from earthly concerns.
How long?
Pose a question about the duration of the spacewoman's experience.
When you look out at your big light show
Reflecting on the desire to escape and the challenges of the journey back home, possibly metaphorical.
Do you ever wanna turn around and go?
-Hitting every green light on the long way home
-We got a beachball in the stadium
Returning to the imagery of the beachball in the stadium, emphasizing a sense of communal joy and peace in spinning.
Everybody's havin' fun
-When you close your eyes
-You spin in peace
-(Spacewoman, spacewoman
Repeating the question about the spacewoman's loneliness, possibly emphasizing the theme.
How lonely does it feel?)
-I look up
Repeating the encouragement or command to look up, reinforcing the shift in perspective.
Look up
-Look up
-There's a beachball in the stadium
Recalling the joyful scene in the stadium, highlighting the contrast between external joy and internal loneliness.
Playing baseball out there, havin' fun
-Hitting home runs and line drives
-With the sun in your eyes
-See all the oceans
Expanding the perspective to encompass oceans and radio waves, questioning the desire to turn back while progressing forward.
Hear us on the radio
-Do you ever wanna turn around and go
-You're hitting every green light on the long way home
Reiterating the idea of progressing smoothly despite potential challenges, symbolized by hitting every green light on the long journey home.
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