Forgotten Astronaut
Journey Beyond Earth: A Forgotten Astronaut's Odyssey
Lyrics
We're high above the tranquil sea
We are in a high position above a calm sea.
I take a big deep breath and set the Eagle free
The speaker takes a deep breath and releases a spacecraft named "Eagle."
Oh, I know, what I know and I know it's all up to me
The speaker acknowledges personal responsibility and control over the situation.
But, I feel what I feel and I feel the history
The speaker acknowledges conflicting emotions about the historical significance of the moment.
Over two hundred thousand miles home
The distance traveled is emphasized (over 200,000 miles).
If the Eagle fails, I go back alone
If the spacecraft fails, the speaker faces returning alone.
Oh, I know, what I know and I know it's all up to me
Reiteration of personal responsibility and control.
But, I feel what I feel and yeah, I feel the history
Reiteration of conflicting emotions about historical significance.
They got names like superheroes, bigger than The Beatles or I could ever be
The astronauts are compared to superheroes and The Beatles in terms of fame.
They got all the great one-liners, written in the schoolbooks for all eternity
The astronauts are celebrated with memorable quotes immortalized in schoolbooks.
They're bouncing up and down in the tranquil sea
Despite their distance, the astronauts are observed by millions on TV.
Three hundred million girls watch on TV
A specific number of girls (300 million) are mentioned as viewers.
Oh, I know, what I know and I know it's just jealousy
Admission of jealousy despite understanding personal responsibility.
But, I feel what I feel and I feel it endlessly
Reiteration of conflicting emotions, particularly feeling endlessly.
They got names like superheroes, bigger than The Beatles or I could ever be
Reiteration of the astronauts' fame, surpassing The Beatles.
They got all the great one-liners, written in the schoolbooks for all eternity
Reiteration of memorable quotes in schoolbooks.
We are waiting for connection, trans-Earth injection, three thousand degrees, yes
Waiting for a connection and descent back to Earth is described.
Splashdown, North Pacific Ocean soon we will be home where Hornet waits for three, yeah
Anticipation of splashdown in the North Pacific Ocean and reunion with the Hornet.
Oh, I know what I know, as my parachutes released
Recognition of knowledge upon parachute release.
Like peppermint candy we float in a blue-sky dream
Describing the floating experience with a simile (peppermint candy in a blue-sky dream).
Like Starlite Mints we move through the cotton sky
Continued simile, likening movement to Starlite Mints in the cotton sky.
And the arms of the ocean are stretched out open wide
The ocean is personified with open arms as the spacecraft descends.
Yeah, they got all the great one-liners, written in the schoolbooks for everyone to read
Reiteration of astronauts' fame with memorable quotes.
Yeah, they got names like superheroes, bigger than The Beatles on black and white TV
Reiteration of the astronauts' fame, surpassing The Beatles on black and white TV.
And now I've all but been forgotten, Forgotten Astronaut has been lost to history, yeah
The speaker reflects on being forgotten, becoming a "Forgotten Astronaut" in history.
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