anonymous August 13th, 2009 12:44AM  
Umm I find the talking the most interesting, so I'm just gonna guess on those ones: the star maker = the rich/lucky people who only see good things; the dream maker = the optimistic people who will always make you want more than you have; the space man = the people who have actually been there who tell you not to worry about, because they know there's nothing there

these can be applied in different aspects of life, not just religion, but for the rest of the song... whatever

anonymous August 24th, 2009 05:27PM  
Interesting. I thought this song was about John Glenn, the first man in space "and the public dont dwell on my transmission coz it wasnt televised" - the first televised transmission was the man on the moon; Neill Armstrong, yet Glenn was the first person to leave the Earth.

anonymous September 13th, 2009 03:46PM  
I reckon it's about Apollo 13.

spaceman October 20th, 2009 01:56PM  
The song is easily interpreted, he puts enough clues in the song duh!!! Can't you see the Masonic garb in video. They tourched him possibly at the Temple or at a Hospital. Possibly because he violated the Orders code.

ericpetty13 November 30th, 2009 05:23PM  
You people are way overthinking this. Sometimes there are no hidden meanings in songs and to search for one is missing the point. I don't know another band in the world who could get away with a lighthearted song about alien abduction. The Killers pull it off seamlessly. This is the most fun song to sing along to and it rocks live. But there's no way this is about suicide. It's not about depression. Why does there always have to be a deeper meaning, just because you think the song should have one? Brandon wrote the song because Ronnie is obsessed with aliens. It's fun and straightforward. No hidden meaning. And for those of you breaking songs down line by line, have you ever written a song? Most of the time, the lyrics should be taken as a whole and not broken down line by line. This is a song about aliens. Read the article.

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/entertainment/music/71603/Brandon-Flowers-Im-not-crazy.html

anonymous February 15th, 2010 09:15PM  
This is song a about Brandon Flower's Uncle. He believed he was abducted by Space Aliens. He had a gun and tried to shoot his private part off (trying to destroy the sperm). He missed and hit his leg. Then he lost a lot of blood. And they cut his leg open to get out the bullet and sew him up. This was not Johnny the Uncle that was high on cocaine, this is another uncle. Obviously a colorful family. Brandon Flowers is a genius to take these experiences and turn them into poetic lyrics that shock, delight, and amaze. There certainly may have been a near death experience associated with this experience, in addition. Considering the circumstances this is altogether possible. The drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Is a believer in Aliens. So perhaps he thinks this event was a real abduction. Others (myself included) would tend toward the explanation that it was all in Brandon's Uncle's mind. Were drugs involved? Other than at the hospital, it is hard to say for sure. My guess is it is likely that it was associated with some sort of O.D. My prayer is that no more space aliens will visit any of the Flowers Clan. Real or imagined. By the way, the phrase is song maker not "[whatever fill in the blank] maker". That would of course be referring to Brandon Flowers himself, or it could in addition be referring to a sort of Avatar of Brandon Flowers, since the whole premise of the song is fantastical, despite its altogether realistic, and life changing origins. All added up this is a song about second chances and going toward the light. Which of course means God.