The 'Astronaut in the Ocean' meme is centered around the 2019 song by Australian rapper Masked Wolf, which surged to global fame on TikTok in late 2020 and early 2021. The lyrics 'What you know about rolling down in the deep?' became a shorthand for moments of intense focus, unexpected transitions, or feeling out of place—much like an astronaut submerged in a sea of water. While the song originally addresses mental health struggles and feeling 'frozen' in life, the internet transformed it into a versatile template used for everything from impressive sports highlights to absurd bait-and-switch videos. It remains a definitive staple of short-form video culture, symbolizing the feeling of being in an environment where you don't belong.