Interpretation of Rocket Man by Elton John

The song Rocket Man is composed by Elton John, released on 1972. The song narrates the feelings an astronaut has when he leaves his home, his family, his wife and the planet earth for the job. He tells that the job of astronaut which he does, is no longer seen as heroic. It is rather an everyday task of five days in a week.

In the beginning, the astronaut narrates about the day before he goes in the space. He mentions that his wife packed his bags for the journey into space. At 9 o’clock in the morning according to the watch, he will leave the earth in his rocket and go to space. At that time, he will be as high as a kite in the sky. He comes to his present situation and mentions that he feels lonely in the space and he misses the planet and his better half very dearly as he has to spend long time in the space.

The astronaut mentions about the planet Mars, which is a neighboring planet of the Earth. He tells that Mars is not a favorable place to bring kids and up bring them there. The planet Mars is hostile, unlike the Earth. The planet is cold, and he compares the coldness of the planet with that of hell. He does not like the planet and feels the lack of nurturing environment in the planet. He tells no one is present in the planet to look after kids even if one brings a kid.