There are five bands by this name;
1. Satellites is an experimental rock… Read Full Bio ↴There are five bands by this name;
1. Satellites is an experimental rock group formed in Mallorca (Mediterranean Sea) in 1996.

2. Satellites is a UK post rock band formed in 2008, whose ep 'Shorelines' shows up on this page.
www.myspace.com/satellitesbanduk

3. Satellites are a UK based band formed in 2010, who have released an EP titled 'New Eyes', available to download at http://satellitesuk.bandcamp.com.

4. Satellites is in fact not a band but one man, Englishman Johnny Vic aka John Garrison who lives in Copenhagen. He writes, plays and produces as Satellites. More information can be found on https://www.facebook.com/satellites01 http://www.satellites01.co.uk/ http://www.satellites02.co.uk/

5. Satellites is a punk rock band from Brisbane, Australia who are currently signed to Penultimate Records. The band has recently launched their Debut Album 'Black Dog' https://www.facebook.com/pg/satellitesband.

This is the bio for satellites 1:
The Satellites claim to be influenced, among others, by Television, Patti Smith, the Cure, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, etc.

Discography:
* 1998: Satellites (EP)
* 1998: The Blue Box (CD)
* 2000: Single 7" Split
* 2001: Our Very Bright Darkness (CD)
* 2001: It’s a Joy (CD single)
* 2002: Nothing Came (EP)
* 2008: The Cave and the Limehouse Recordings, vol 1 (EP)

Currently working in the mix of the Cave and the Limehouse Recordins, vol 2, and the Cicely Satellites Ep-DVD.

www.satellitesmusic.com www.myspace.com/satelliteslondon

Wasteland
Satellites Lyrics

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Paper over the canyon
Divert the waterfall
Build a thousand houses
And carry on regardless
Surprisingly within your reach all yours in 30 years
Don't miss the 1st of the month
And carry on regardless
If you lived here you'd be home now

It's the only place to be
Paint green the toxic wasteland
And watch your garden grow
Your neighbours' fallen behind
Opportunity
How do you live in that shoe box?
Seriously
However available and in your reach
All this could be yours
We got your credit history
Just carry on regardless
If you lived here you'd be home now
It's the only place to be

Paint green the toxic wasteland
And watch your garden grow

Overall Meaning

In "Wasteland," Satellites sings of a world where nature is threatened, where towering canyons and polluted wastelands serve as reminders of humanity's encroachment on the environment. The lyrics speak of how society has normalized the destruction of natural habitats, with paper serving as a simple fix for even the deepest canyon and toxic paint supposed to miraculously make gardens grow in polluted soil. The song uses the refrain "carry on regardless" to underscore the idea that people are blindly continuing with their lives, ignoring the dire state of the environment around them, and seeking financial success regardless of the cost.

The lyrics also touch on themes of status and social mobility: "surprisingly within your reach all yours in 30 years," the song says, as if to suggest that if you just work hard and save your money, you too can have a piece of this wasteland. The line "we got your credit history" implies that people's ability to climb the social ladder is based on their creditworthiness. The song asks, "How do you live in that shoe box? Seriously," bringing attention to the cramped, impersonal living spaces that many people are forced to inhabit due to rising costs of living.

Line by Line Meaning

Paper over the canyon
Ignore the glaring problems in front of you

Divert the waterfall
Change the course of nature to suit you

Build a thousand houses
Focus on profit above all else

And carry on regardless
Keep going despite any consequences

Surprisingly within your reach all yours in 30 years
The illusion of easy success in the future

Don't miss the 1st of the month
Pay your debts on time to maintain the illusion

If you lived here you'd be home now
The ultimate marketing slogan to make you believe in the illusion

It's the only place to be
Accept the illusion as reality

Paint green the toxic wasteland
Cover up the past mistakes with superficial change

And watch your garden grow
Focus on personal growth and ignore the bigger problems

Your neighbours' fallen behind
Use others' failures as motivation to succeed