The song is a metaphor for feeling out of place or "lost in your own head." Masked Wolf has explained that the phrase represents being in a situation where you don't belong—just as an astronaut belongs in space, not underwater. It touches on themes of mental health, specifically the feeling of "mental freeze" or numbness when life becomes overwhelming.
Layin' low all pandemicOpened up, now it's time to send it (uh)From the Bay and that's all I beenThey fuck with me 'cause it's still no limitNot your son, I am no descendantIf I said I fucked her, then you know I meant itShit gets deep, I get so offendedWhat you know about it? 'Cause I'm rollin' in it, like, yeah Masked Wolf Astronaut In The Ocean Official Music Video
Let me just hop in the Lamb', huhLet me just hop in the Wraith, huhLet me just eat on a calamariNigga, let me just eat on a steakTop five, it is not for debateOn the jet state to state, yeahLamborghini do the race, yeahI be fuckin' up the breaks, yeah The song is a metaphor for feeling out
What you know about rollin' down in the deep?When your brain goes numb, you can call that mental freezeWhen these people talk too much, put that shit in slow motion, yeahI feel like an astronaut in the ocean, ayy 'Cause I'm rollin' in it, like, yeah Let
Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Tyron Takaha Hapi / Harry MichaelAstronaut in the Ocean lyrics © Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp., Sony/atv Tunes Llc, Sony/atv Ballad, G-eazy Publishing, Ddg Entertainment, My Dear Uncle Jack Publishing Llc Song Meaning
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