I was the astronaut, this song hurts me in a regret sense, i was young and dumb but now ive been with the person i once left for 11 years and counldnt be happier. I got lucky he waited.
It’s like this song was written exactly to put into words what I’ve been going through for the past few weeks. What a brilliant song, and such amazing talent! I pray that my astronaut comes back down to earth someday. My life is not the same without her.
This song reminds me of a friendship that was so strong but as time goes on the two drift apart. The first verse is her getting with a man, leaving the friend behind. Down to earth 1 - boyfriend bashing, picking up the peices of broken relstionships. Second verse with super white suit being a wedding dress, then she drifts off with the husband. Down to earth 2 - husband venting. Third verse is the further declin when the kids come along and all contact stops. Years roll on, a few Facebook scrolls and fewer and fewer messages and they finally run into each other whilst out for a walk and they try to talk but there is nothing left to talk about. 😭 the whole thing played in my head so vividly like a music video. Griff is amazing for making me feel so much.
[Intro] Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da [Verse 1] You and I talked about everything under the sun, and I'm not sure at what point you figured this out on your own So go reinvent yourself into a whole other person But I know you better than anyone you'll ever know [Chorus] Oh, you said that you needed space Go on then, astronaut And when you come back down to earth Bet I'll be the one you call When you realise there's nothing out there But matter and emptiness And you let a good thing go [Verse 2] You could get one of those supеr-white suits And bounce around how like my gravity isn't holding you And thе cruelest part of it is how you tell me that you love me still (Yeah) Like I'm supposed to wait here while you're figuring out just how you feel [Chorus] Oh yeah, you said that you needed space Go on then, astronaut And when you come back down to earth Bet I'll be the one you call When you realise there's nothing out there But matter and emptiness And you let a good thing go Oh, yeah [Bridge] Oh I hope you find all you need, yeah It hurts to know that's not me 'cause [Chorus] You said that you needed space Go on then, astronaut And when you come back down to earth Bet I'll be the one you call When you realise there's nothing out there But matter and emptiness And you let a good thing go Oh, yeah, yeah [Outro] Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da Oh, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da
I cried the first time I heard this performance. It was the first time hearing the song. I felt it so deeply. I continue feel this so deeply. It's hard not to. So beautiful and moving.
I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH. Wish I heard this when I was going through it in the moment. I’m finally healed but it did leave me with tears from years ago
