Spaced in time, child of nine
Doing 20 years on the way
Fire and steel, Earth unreal
Find another planet to stay
Papa died, ma survived
Telling me about her ordeal
And the soul she could not feel
‘Cause they made her so unreal
Lightning years, disappears
20 million years on my brain
Synthesize, overrides
Trying to keep from going insane
And my soul, I cannot feel
‘Cause they made me so unreal
Spaced enough to know I feel there’s nothing out there
Spaced enough to know I feel I really don’t care
Spaced enough to feel I’m really losing my mind
And I’m never never never never ever going back
I’m off the track
No one even knows I’m alive
Spaced, without a trace
Waiting for the word to arrive
I’m the last man to survive
Exploring the Cosmic Isolation of “Spaced”
“Spaced” by Aerosmith plunges listeners into a journey through loneliness, disconnection, and the search for meaning in an indifferent universe. The lyrics paint a portrait of someone who feels detached not only from society but from reality itself. Lines like “Spaced in time, child of nine / Doing 20 years on the way” evoke a sense of lost innocence and a life spent wandering. The recurring theme of feeling “unreal” underscores the emotional numbness that often accompanies profound isolation. The song’s cosmic imagery—referencing lightning years and other planets—serves as a metaphor for the narrator’s internal distance from others and from their own sense of self.
Song Credits
“Spaced” was written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. It was released in 1974 as part of Aerosmith’s album Get Your Wings under Columbia Records.