I might have never heard this song but it happened to be the next in the library after I accidentally listened to "Nullarbor" (https://www.thisismyjam.com/song/lower-plenty/nullarbor) and they both packed a wallop (in different ways, of course).
The "wrong end of the telescope" bit always reminds me of "The Other End (Of The Telescope)" by Elvis Costello/Aimee Mann.
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