Starship
(Riley)

When I was young
I would look upon the stars
I'd count the constellations
And the wonders upon Mars

Anxiously I wait
As my dream is coming true
I step inside the capsule 
That is bound beyond the moon

Light years away
But it should just take ten
To reach my destination
Boldly go where no one's been

Tension in the shuttle 
As the countdown now begins
I'm preparing for my mission
And the danger that I'm in

I'm launched into the stars
I break through the atmosphere
Adrenaline is pumping
I am here

I feel a new excitement
As I'm looking through the glass
Infinity set upon me
And the Earth is in my past

I'll sail amongst a thousand stars
Through the galaxies
I'm supplied with food and water
Oxygen that I can breath

I think on the new planets
And the life forms I may trace
So many colours 
I wonder how they call this space

I fly on
Beyond the Sun

I reach a new horizon
But my awe is struck with grief
So far away from Earth
Contact's beyond a life times reach

Adventure still ahead
But my spirit's growing frail
My ship may sail forever
But my engines start to fail

I send new data back to Earth
But me? My fate is locked
I leave my oxygen 
As I begin my last space walk

Five years without contact
I can't remember home
I gaze upon the nearest star
On my Starship I'm alone

I fly on
Beyond the sun


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Music & lyrics by Dustin Riley

 

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