but before i go:

some time ago i posted the lyrics of sleeping satellite, a great song by tasmin archer. it's the only song i know from her, and it has a curious story behind: i first heard the song almost a decade ago on the radio. have heard it a couple of times, but could never catch its title or its author - so i couldn't really download it or buy the cd. then i made a deal with my friends: the one who could give me the name of the song or its singer would get some free drinks on me (i'm still in debt, now that i think of it). well, it worked out after three years - when it comes to free drinks, no one forgets but the one who has to pay.

anyway.

a little research on tasmin archer in the wikipedia, and i've found the following entry:

tasmin archer is an english soul/pop/rock singer, known for her soulful voice. her first record, great expectations, spawned the smash hit, sleeping satellite, a philosophical song about the moon landings, which reached number one in the united kingdom. subsequent singles and albums were less successful.

the thing is, the song ain't nothing to do with moon landings, the apollo space program or even the outer space - my opinion, of course. it's all about a need of escape, a desire to risk everything and run away from the world we know so well in order to find something new. what we have bores the crap out of us. but we're affraid. it's in our nature to be affraid. and it takes a risk - we have to sacrifice what we have for the adventure we need. it is a choice, basically - to sacrifice or not. if we do, we might rush ourselves and fail miserably; if we don't, we will blame ourselves for never having the guts to follow our dreams.

of course, this is my interpretation.