"Alone in the Universe"

In the liner notes, the first two lines of each verse of "Alone in the Universe" are formatted as "Alone in the universe / All alone in the universe," but in both, there's a break between "alone" and "in the universe" that lasts almost an entire measure.  Consequently, "alone" is sort of set apart by itself, and this separation matches the meaning.

"Alone in the Universe"

I was thinking about "Alone in the Universe" yester-day and realized that - like "When the Night Comes" - the lyrics contain the phrase "all alone" and since "all" and "alone" start with the same sound, there's a sense of the singularity of being alone.

"Alone in the Universe"

Back in October, I figured out some of the bass part in "Alone in the Universe."  I noticed something about it, but I kept forgetting to write about it (plus I had to verify it).

A good portion of the bass part has this rhythm:

This is also the rhythm for much of the bass part in "Without Someone" from Balance of Power.