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IN FLAMES - SATELLITES AND ASTRONAUTS
From the Album Clayman
Bass
Transcribed by: DeadfaceXXX
Tune Bass to (C,F,Bb,Eb)
Riff A (Intro and main "mellow part" Riff)
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Riff B.1 (Heavy part, just keep hitting the note in time with the drums)
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|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------|
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Riff B.2
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|--------------7~-------------7~--5--5--5--5-------------------|
|--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0----------------------------------|
Riff B.2 (continued)
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|--2--2--2--2---3--3--3--3--3(3--------------------------------|
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Riff C.1 ("buy me a trip to the moon....")
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|--7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5/12-12-12-12-12-12-------|
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Riff C.2
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|--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--0-----------------------------------|
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Riff D (Neat little bass fill)
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|--7--5--------------------------------------------------------|
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Daniel Average |
#1 by Daniel Johnson at Feb 24, 1971 at 2:25 AM EST |
| good interp ionic, with one exception: he is not asking the sattelites and the astronauts for answers! He is stating/questioning: "sattelites and astronauts! is there anything greater than sattelites and astronauts!" one of mankind's biggest achivements so far has been walking on the moon, etc; the singer is asking whether this (our worldly governments, our total controll of the earth, our god-like powers) is mankinds greatest achievement. is ruling the earth and advancing in technology the meaning of our lives? | |
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kyle Professional |
#2 by kyle mcdonough at Jun 18, 1972 at 3:42 PM EST |
| I love this song! It shows how theres nothing to worry about on this earth because theres much better things that are to come. Pretty positive message till he goes on about how its getting the best of him "I need a new skin I'm going insane" | |
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Robyn Average |
#3 by Robyn Paul at Jul 26, 1973 at 3:24 PM EST |
| satlites and astronauts , tell there are greater things ahead is it a search for somenthing better than the things he have in his life? | |
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andy Average |
#4 by andy bourgeois at Sep 3, 1973 at 6:22 PM EST |
| Well, it doesnt need to be about sex really, but maybe about relationships (like lots of other parts of Clayman). He was dumped because of him being immature, and now he wants a second chance. | |
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Jordan Wanna Be |
#5 by Jordan Ivory-Marcotte at May 21, 1974 at 3:14 AM EST |
| Probably not at all relevant but by Anders biography on their website he sounds like a funny guy :o) I don't really get many, if any, of their songs but I just thought I would say that! I think it's great how, atleast when I saw them for the first time recently, they wear like ties and things rather than silly masks :o) In Flames rock :o)! I'll shush now and read some more comments.. | |
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Lucas Average |
#6 by Lucas Gracia at Dec 8, 1975 at 8:11 AM EST |
| Yup, that's one of the major concepts I brought together about the chorus, but I chose the one I thought I could explain well. Thanks for throwing that one out in laymen's terms for everybody. | |
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Perfect Pervers Rhythm Player |
#7 by Perfect Perversion™ at Jan 31, 1977 at 9:33 PM EST |
| The only way I can explain my views on this lyric is to break it down entirely (and due to the lengthiness of this explanation, I've excluded the second half, so ask me if you want the rest): 'Since the day of my departure, I've been stumbling through reality.' His departure is the point in his life when he starts to contemplate the purpose of it all. His dissatisfaction with himself and the world is starting to get to him. 'I play my symphony in reverse, in search of that special path.' He's more than likely wondering what to make out of it, and whether or not there even is, or ever was, a route worth taking. 'Be gentle to the tear in this eye. Lonesome arms lost its wings again.' "Again" is what stands out. He's dying (mentally and so forth) a little bit each day, resulting from his inability to feel secure and wanted, and that his "immature," or otherwise frail side, is in need of compassion. Now my favorite part; the chorus. This part of the song branches off into a million different ideas, but here is my preferred take on it: 'Buy me a trip to the moon, so I can laugh at my mistakes.' Obviously, taken from a literal viewpoint, you really wouldn't have a care in the world if you were drifting thousands of miles away from it. The best way to "laugh" at your mistakes is to leave them all far behind. 'You see, I can see the end from here.' This line tells you that looking at the big picture, so to speak, lets you get in touch with your own mortality. From there he can clearly "see" his "end" drawing near. 'From this perspective, it looks kind of silly. Satellites and astronauts; tell me there are greater things ahead.' Hear me out on this one. Now that he's seeing Earth from the moon, he's amused at how meaningless and trivial everything is. Therefor, he pleads to the "Satellites and Astronauts" to tell him there are greater things coming. (He more or less is asking a wiser entity, perhaps even God, if there's any meaning at all to the world before him.) | |
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Wanna Be |
#8 by Chill-ax! at Jul 22, 1984 at 4:48 AM EST |
| I think its focused on being mature enough to take a step back and instead of hating a situation you screwed up, saying "yeah, that was stupid", learning from it, and then letting it stop being a sore spot. This is mostly from the chorus | |
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eric Wanna Be |
#9 by eric stevens at Oct 29, 1985 at 8:42 AM EST |
| Well its an In Flames song, so it probably has many meanings, most of their songs are meant to be interpreted in many ways | |
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Spencer Wanna Be |
#10 by Spencer at Nov 23, 1987 at 12:20 AM EST |
| I think this song is about being frustrated and just having to get away from the world and just watch it pass by.But it also refers to one day having to come back and face all of these problems at some point. | |
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Ayush Average |
#11 by Ayush K at Aug 13, 1988 at 1:54 PM EST |
| I first thought the chorus was about the end of the world caused by humans, which they deny and run away from the mess. When comparing to verses though, it doesn't make pretty much sence... 1 | |
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Keith Wanna Be |
#12 by Keith Pearson at Dec 22, 1988 at 10:05 AM EST |
| I think all of my interpretations have been covered here, so I just want to say I LOVE this song. | |
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gab Average |
#13 by gab gonzalez at Jan 12, 1990 at 10:35 AM EST |
| i can definitely understand that second chance part, right on man | |
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GonnaKill Average |
#14 by GonnaKill YOU at Sep 1, 1990 at 9:09 PM EST |
| You are all wrong. This song is about how meaningless life can seem when looking at the big picture (represented in this song as the vastness of space) and feeling very small. | |
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tracey Wanna Be |
#15 by tracey grimes at Dec 20, 1995 at 12:51 AM EST |
| I love this song! It shows how theres nothing to worry about on this earth because theres much better things that are to come. Pretty positive message till he goes on about how its getting the best of him "I need a new skin I'm going insane" | |
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Ian Average |
#16 by Ian Slay at Aug 11, 1996 at 4:57 AM EST |
| wow..i didnt even really like this song besides the solo i learned to paly when i first heard it..i usually skipped through it on clayman. but now i see this song has unbelievable lyrics. i dont know if i'll like it anymore..but those are great lyrics | |
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Jesus Professional |
#17 by Jesus at Dec 7, 1997 at 11:59 AM EST |
| Ya I agree as well, definitely about a past relationship that he hasn't gotten over, and is trying to get back together. | |
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christian Average |
#18 by christian parnell at Nov 8, 1998 at 6:35 AM EST |
| my fav lyrics ever..i definatly think its him asking the satellites and astronauts if there are better things to come for mankind, not that are these are the greatest acheivments...it makes more sends following the rest of the lyrics and the rest of the album, especially after he jsut wants a trip to the moon to see how stupid we look from thousands of miles away... | |
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Dominic Badass |
#19 by Dominic Smith at Mar 24, 2000 at 2:18 AM EST |
| Damn Ionic, i think you nailed this song spot on... good job man | |
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Max Average |
#20 by Max Quint at Mar 29, 2000 at 10:42 PM EST |
| Maybe it's just me, but does anybody see the sexual undertones of this song? "In search for that special path." "Make me feel like a man." "Invite me to your shelter again." "Been hiding since I heard 'never'" To me, I sort of understand this as him having a chance to score a girl, but he screwed it up, now he wants to get another chance, because he "needs to grow". Somebody back me up here. | |
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Celebrimbor Rhythm Player |
#21 by Celebrimbor Calaelen at Apr 12, 2002 at 1:24 AM EST |
| This unverise has been in existence for ad infintium, but somehow we are oblivious to the real nature of this and spend our lifes thinking that our ego and the perception we gather from it are all that matters. There is no disassociation, instead of realizing that we are in truth serperate from our sences and thoughts, we become them. How better to come to the realization of how fake it is than to be in the vacum of space or on the moon staring at the earth ("Buy me a trip to the moon So I can laugh at my mistakes I can see the end from here ") . I think if you did this, you would hope their was more of a meaning to lifes manifestations than to waste all of our time waging ware or being wrapt up in the futile passions of ego (From this perspective it looks kind of silly Satellites and astronauts). | |
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Simon Average |
#22 by Simon White at Dec 20, 2002 at 8:40 AM EST |
| and i agree the song like many in flames is about the worlds problems..and we need to change/reroute to stay/remain ionic is right its about seeing problems with the worlds and asking satellites and astronauts to tell him it is better the earth out there | |
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Phillip Average |
#23 by Phillip Nguyen at Dec 22, 2006 at 5:21 AM EST |
| oh | |
