Lyrics
Hey, Mister Starman, who knows where you've been
Addressing someone as "Starman" with uncertainty about their whereabouts.
With your final fate dangling from eyes of blue and green
Describing the unknown fate of Starman with blue and green eyes.
We passed upon the stairway on a pilgrimage to you
Recalling a meeting on a stairway during a pilgrimage to the person (possibly David).
I said "Can I call you David and will you call me Dude?"
Expressing a desire to address the person as David and be called Dude in return.
You can call me Dude
Confirmation of accepting the address "Dude."
Mecca TV station broadcast you Channel 2
Referencing a TV station in Mecca broadcasting on Channel 2.
You strummed your 12 string razor
Describing the person playing a 12-string instrument with a sharp edge.
And I Moonage Daydreamed you.
Referring to the influence of the person's music (Moonage Daydream).
In Medina Costa some flat white caveman said
In a location called Medina Costa, someone doubts the person's humanity, suggesting they are already dead.
"He can't be homospaiens. Dude, he's already dead."
Confirmation of the doubt expressed in line 11.
Did you just call me Dude
Responding to being called Dude.
I'm Tom the Major and no cosmic jive
Identifying as Tom the Major and rejecting cosmic jive, emphasizing stability.
A rock of ages. I will abide
Reiterating the identity as Tom the Major and expressing enduring strength.
I'm Tom the Major and no cosmic jive
Repeating the rejection of cosmic jive and emphasizing resilience.
A rock of ages. I will abide
Reiterating the strength and endurance mentioned in lines 15 and 16.
So when you looked right through me and denied that I was you
Describing a moment where the person denied a connection and caused emotional distress.
A smorgasbord of psychosis made me scream like Siouxie Sioux. HUH
Expressing intense emotional reaction, likening it to screaming like Siouxsie Sioux.
Dude. Why don't you call me Dude
Asking the person (Dude) to call the speaker Dude.
Call me, call me, call me, call me Dude
Repeatedly urging Dude to call the speaker Dude.
Not only is this the last show of this tour
Announcing that it's the last show of the tour.
It's the last show we'll ever do
Stating that it's the last show ever for the band.
So boys and girls, gentlemen, Ladies
Addressing the audience and questioning why they don't call the speaker Dude.
Why don't you call me Dude
Repeatedly urging the audience to call the speaker Dude.
Call me, call me, call me, call me Dude
Final repetition of the request for the audience to call the speaker Dude.
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