Song Description
Watching From Orbit is part of a "space trilogy" that gives the perspective of a man doomed to the fate of dying a lonely death in the quiet yet violent confines of space.
"a lifeline trails behind me/you all looked but couldn't find me" communicates the awareness that he is now unattached to life-support, and he was perhaps sought out to no avail.
Using various situations in the setting of space, Quinlan explores this as a metaphor for loneliness and futility that may result in ultimate acceptance albeit a violent one.
| Song Length |
3:08 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Mood |
Tense, Beside Yourself |
| Subject |
Loneliness, Doom |
Similar Artists |
Guns 'N Roses, Smashing Pumpkins |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
No air to breathe
floating I can see everything
Cold like clean outside the confines,
nothing to count and no time...
Everything still works
Everything still hurts;
a lifeline trails behind me,
you all looked but couldn't find me
Everything still works
Everything still hurts;
I'm a dead man and I'm
Watching from orbit
Lonely beeps
sending out from some circling satellite
Machine-like company
the quiet has made me deaf,
the beauty has made me blind
I'm closer to my maker than I ever have been;
I make a local call to pray or
walk a block to heaven
Everything still works
Everything still hurts;
a lifeline trails behind me,
you all looked but couldn't find me
Everything still works
Everything still hurts;
I'm a dead man and I'm
Watching from orbit
Watching from orbit
Watching from orbit
Watching...
Everything still works
Everything still hurts;
a lifeline trails behind me,
you all looked but couldn't find me
Everything still works
Everything still hurts;
I'm a dead man and I'm...
Everything still works
Everything still hurts;
I'm a dead man and I'm
Watching from orbit
Watching from orbit
Watching from orbit
Watching