1.
They'll Find Me
16 inches between
my bedroom and infinity
i've waited 40 years
built my fortune just to be here
when the pods inflate
and i float inside
i'll be up in the
sky
closer to the visitors
waiting to return with them
finally back where i should be
i remember vividly
they observed so thoroughly
till they knew me nearly completely
I'll
break off from the cluster
and thrust out free from orbit
they'll find me
like they promised so long ago
up in the sky (we
will find you)
up in the sky (we will find you)
up in the sky (we will not forget you)
they'll find me
2.
Solar Flare
goodnight moon
goodnight air
goodnight captain
in the captain's chair
goodbye teeth
and goodbye hair
you were taken by the solar flare
goodnight earth
goodnight mother
goodnight planets
still undiscovered
when you awaken
i will not be there
i was taken by the solar flare
god bless capsule
god bless crew
god bless computer
and god bless you
remember me well
and keep me in your prayers
still burning in the solar flare
i am burning in the solar flare
3.
Return to Me
we will see the sun
rise
twice within a day
champagne through a straw, love
and tablets from the tray
with a finger i will
lift you gently from your seat
and draw you near
embrace you as we spin, all grace and beauty
and when the earth regains its hold
you'll return with me
will you think of
him here
when I've taken you so far?
and i have made you mine
beneath the naked stars
with a kiss i will
claim you as my own
the heavens are my kingdom
the galaxy my home
so no matter where you go
you will return to me
no matter where you go
you will return to me
no matter where you go
you will return to me
4.
Space Elevator
take me up to the
top
and don't stop
you look down
can't comprehend such a long drop
twenty thousand miles
i'm not a liar
i tell you steven tyler's wishing
he could have a piece of
this ascending movable feast
paydirt, payload, heave-ho
pack your halliburton and let's go
space elevator
we've no need for
escape velocity
we're free
with every mile higher we lose the weight of gravity
climb the tether together
heading for the counterweight
up the carbon nanotube
spiderweb into space
you're gonna love
it here
get undressed in the mesosphere
get so hot in the thermosphere
you know what's coming the exosphere
space elevator
don't look down don't
look down don't look
5.
The Spirit of Shackleton
there is no exaggeration
i am truly alone
100 million clicks
and 8 long months from home
but I'm holding to
my promise
I'll land and plant the flag
for god and corporation
and the glory of all man
there's no law that
could touch me
my sins are mine to keep
I'm a rocket, I'm an island
and on my shore she sleeps
I'm
not coming back from here
I've been too far
I'm cold but I'm not scared
in the Spirit of Shackleton
there are droplets
of crimson
they surround me as they drift
bonding together
or bursting into mist
so i open up my mouth
and i offer out my tongue
they are salty and sweet
like the memory of love
6.
A Dream
still your voice
now
listen long
only wind
and sparrow song
feel the earth
beneath your feet
the salt sea air
the sun's soft heat
they're not going
to take it all away
they're not going to take it all away
empty cities
rising seas
room for hope
and simple dreams
they can have
the moon and stars
and what they've left
is only ours
they're not going
to take it all away
they're not going to take it all away
life is but a dream
and it's time to wake up
oh life is but a dream
it's time to wake up
Songs and lyrics
by Glen Phillips, Umami Music (ASCAP) except They'll Find Me, Return
to Me and Space Elevator: Music by Glen Phillips and John Askew,
Lyrics by Glen Phillips
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