There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Pond is an … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Pond is an Australian rock band from Perth, Australia.
2) Pond was an American alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, active from 1991 to 1998.
3) POND was a German electronic band founded in East Berlin in 1978.
4) Pond is an instrumental hip-hop artist.

1) Pond is an Australian psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 2008. Initially featuring a revolving line-up, since 2016 the band has comprised
Jay Watson (also of Tame Impala), Nick Allbrook (ex-Tame Impala), Shiny Joe Ryan, Jamie Terry, and James Ireland.
The original idea of Pond was to be able to get anyone they wanted to play whatever they wanted in a collaborative musical project. Their first album was released soon after in January 2009, titled Psychedelic Mango, which contained many psychedelic rock and pop elements. Their second album, Corridors of Blissterday, was completed live with an eight piece band in five days, and released in June 2009. This led to the creation of their 2010 album, Frond, released in May 2010, featuring a heavier pop influence than previously heard from them.
After the breakthrough success of Innerspeaker, the debut album by Tame Impala, a band which shares three members with Pond, the album Beard, Wives, Denim was recorded in 2010 and later released to critical acclaim in March 2012.
Pond's seventh album, The Weather, was released in 2017 via Marathon Artists. Their ninth studio album, 9, was released in October 2021.

2) Pond was an alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, active from 1991 to 1998. Their first two albums were released on Sub Pop Records, while their third was released on Work Group, a subsidiary of Sony Music. On October 23, 2010, Pond reunited for a show to commemorate the closing of the legendary Portland club Satyricon.

3) POND was a German electronic band founded in East Berlin in 1978 by Wolfgang and Frank Fuchs. 'Pond' was one of the earliest of few electronic bands from the German Democratic Republic.

4) Pond is an instrumental hip-hop artist.

You're Not An Astronaut
Pond Lyrics

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You, you were the astronaut in my only shot
Seems so far away at night
But how you shine like a new car

You in the cradle reached out for paper moons, plastic charms
I stayed on the ground waiting
Because rocket ships can get you high, can't keep you warm

When they build the statue of you
One breast out of your suit, I'll be standing there with my
Little flag waving too but I can't cheer

Not an astronaut I know I missed my shot
Today I watched you take off, you go
So very fast so very far and disappear

Lies in my bed

Overall Meaning

pondering the lyrics to Pond's song "You're Not An Astronaut," we find ourselves caught up in the theme of missed chances and the realization that the people we love may be on a different trajectory than we are. The song is oozing with bittersweetness and regret, as the singer addresses a person they once had a connection with, likening them to an astronaut who they missed their only chance of being with. The person is compared to an astronaut because they are unreachable, going to far off places and achieving great feats, while the singer is stuck on the ground, watching from afar.

The lyrics of the verse show the singer's admiration for the person they are addressing, as they describe how they shone like a new car, but ultimately, they realize that they could never keep the person warm. The lines "I stayed on the ground waiting/Because rocket ships can get you high, can't keep you warm" imply that the person they are addressing was always on a high, but could never offer the singer the warmth and support that they desired.

The chorus of the song drives home the feelings of defeat and regret, with the singer admitting that they missed their chance, and watching the person they once cared for take off out of their life. The final lines of the song, "Lies in my bed" suggest that the singer is alone, wallowing in their missed opportunity, and wondering what could have been.

Line by Line Meaning

You, you were the astronaut in my only shot
You were the one I had a chance with, the one that had the potential to take me to greater heights.

Seems so far away at night
At night, when everything is dark and quiet, it feels like the distance between us has grown even more.

But how you shine like a new car
Despite the distance, you still shine brightly like a new car, and I am drawn to your light.

You in the cradle reached out for paper moons, plastic charms
You dreamed of reaching for the stars or anything ethereal that you can reach out, but all you had was paper moons or plastic charms that can never really bring you there.

I stayed on the ground waiting
While you were reaching for the sky, I stood on the ground, waiting for you, hoping to share in your journey.

Because rocket ships can get you high, can't keep you warm
Even though rocket ships can bring you high, they cannot keep you warm. There's always a void there - a sense of loneliness or a need for companionship that they cannot fill.

When they build the statue of you
If you ever achieve your dreams and become famous or successful, and they make a statue of you to commemorate your accomplishments.

One breast out of your suit, I'll be standing there with my
When they finally make a statue of you, I'll be there, looking up at you with admiration.

Little flag waving too but I can't cheer
I'll be waving my little flag in support of your success, but it'll be a bittersweet moment because I wasn't a part of it.

Not an astronaut I know I missed my shot
I know I missed my chance with you. I wasn't brave enough or wasn't the right person to help you reach your dreams.

Today I watched you take off, you go
Today I watched you soar into the sky, leaving me on the ground. I couldn't help but watch you go, even though it hurt.

So very fast so very far and disappear
You left so quickly, flying so far away that you disappeared out of my sight.

Lies in my bed
Dejected and alone, I lie in my bed, wishing I could have been a part of your journey.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CHARLES CAMPBELL

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