Discover the story of the song > Aliens Christmas 1988 – Rheostatics

The protagonist is describing a time in 1988 when aliens came to Earth and observed him. He was alone drawing comics for his church when they took him up to their spacecraft to observe him. The protagonist then expresses their desire for intimacy and distraction before revealing that he is actually an alien. The aliens cannot interfere with humans, but they invite the protagonist to meet them in a park at night and follow a shining star to the landing pad where the protagonist will give birth to an alien.