Ascendente refers to the ascendant sign in astrology, which is the zodiac sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at the exact time of a person's birth.
In the song, the narrator mentions calculating someone's "ascendente no recibo do aluguel" (ascendant on the rent receipt). This quirky detail highlights the narrator's deep, almost obsessive, interest in the person, using an everyday item like a rent receipt for something as personal as an astrological calculation. It's a memorable and somewhat unusual detail that makes the song unique.
Have you ever felt like you're drifting apart from someone, even if you can't pinpoint why? That's the feeling at the heart of Legião Urbana's "Perdidos No Espaço," which translates to "Lost in Space."
The song paints a picture of a connection slowly fading away. The singer describes a communication breakdown: "I wrote to you, you didn't answer / I also didn't answer when you wrote to me." Memories become fragmented and strange, like jotting down a phone number on a scrap of paper or forgetting a last name. It's not a dramatic breakup, but something more subtle.
The lyrics use powerful images to describe this growing distance. The daily grind, or "rotina," is described as a plant that grows and "swallowed half the way" between them. This leaves the two people feeling "suspensos / Perdidos no espaço" (suspended / lost in space), disconnected and floating in an emotional void. The song even compares this feeling to playing the video game Space Invaders, suggesting a sense of futility and living on a "lost planet."