Starting something, thought it could be fun
I started something, couldn't go wrong

Danger, heartache, I'd always knew
There's no winner, in this game you lose

But I still wanna know how she got in the door uninvited

Ooh ooh I got a rocket
Ooh ooh you're going on it
Ooh ooh you're never coming back

This is secrets, stories unfold
Fooled by pleasure, losing control

Danger, heartache, something has died
No good pretending, I'm leaving this time

But I still wanna know how she got in the door uninvited

Ooh ooh I got a rocket
Ooh ooh you're going on it
Ooh ooh you're never coming back

Ooh ooh I got a rocket
Ooh ooh you're going on it
Ooh ooh you're never coming back

You're never coming back
You're never coming back again no no
You're going out on your own

You're never coming back
You're never coming back again oh no
You're going out on your own

Ooh ooh I got a rocket
Ooh ooh you're going on it
Ooh ooh you're never coming back

Ooh ooh I got a rocket
Ooh ooh you're going on it
Ooh ooh you're never coming back
(You're never coming back)

5-4-3-2-1
We have lift off


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Rocket Lyrics as written by William Owen Gregory Alison Elizabeth Goldfrapp

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    This song is really quite catchy after a few listens. Very retro sounding.

    Anyway, I'm pretty sure it's about an woman who has been cheated on by her partner. She sings about how she's going to leave him and how metaphorically he'll be 'going on' her rocket and how he's 'never coming back', meaning she's moved on.

    mkmkon January 28, 2010   Link

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