This song is about the change in perspective the future will bring. But you must pay to get there; this trip to the moon will not be free. He says work hard. His present mistakes are self-pity and a determination to hide/crawl. This song is about finding motivation to work and surviving happily, li...
[Verse 1]
Since the day of my departure
I've been stumbling through reality
I play my symphony in reverse
In search for that special path
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Be gentle to the tear in this I
Lonesome arms, lost its wings again
[Chorus]
Buy me a trip to the moon
So I can laugh at my mistakes
I can see the end from here
From this perspective it looks kind of silly
Satellites and astronauts
Tell me there are greater things ahead
[Verse 2]
Make me feel like a man
A silent cry from the middle of hell
I - the irony - I promise, I'll be mature
So please, please invite me
Please invite me
To your shelter again
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Been hiding since I heard "never"
Take me back to yesterday, I need to grow
[Chorus]
Buy me a trip to the moon
So I can laugh at my mistakes
I can see the end from here
From this perspective it looks kind of silly
Satellites and astronauts
Tell me there are greater things ahead
[Chorus]
Buy me a trip to the moon
So I can laugh at my mistakes
I can see the end from here
From this perspective it looks kind of silly
Satellites and astronauts
Tell me there are-
[Outro]
Steal my mask and make me pay
I need a new skin
I'm going insane
Satellites and Astronauts was written by Björn Gelotte & Jesper Strömblad & Anders Fridén.
Satellites and Astronauts was produced by Fredrik Nordström & In Flames.
In Flames released Satellites and Astronauts on Tue Jul 25 2000.