Sometimes a song just happens. A heading is there and you just know how the whole song goes, and this one was one of those.
This song is about Capt. Lisa Nowak, who was an astronaut that made herself famous for let's just say, the wrong reasons. In truth, looking back on the story, it still seems surreal, perhaps even hyper-real. There's the weird juxtaposition space and earthbound passions; there's the contrast between the demands of being an astronaut and more private feelings; there's the absurdity of obsessive love and the impossibility of owning love; there's the long drive during which she thought god-knows-what; and the absurdity of trial by media over something that probably should have been sorted out discreetly private.
I feel sorry for the good Captain Nowak to this day. You don't get many bites at real love in this life. I'm not surprised somebody as fiercely competitive as a NASA astronaut sought to fight for hers. It's hard to judge her harshly - I certainly don't.
So you could say I really mean it in this song.
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