Hawkwind

Ejection

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<i>Ground Control: Cockpit check?
Pilot: Yes, OK.
Ground Control: Largactil...five milligrammes.
Pilot: Largactil, check.
Ground Control: Valium...ten milligrammes.
Pilot: Valium... ten, check.
Ground Control: Haloperidol...five milligrammes.
Pilot: Which one's that?
Ground Control: Little white ones. W-W-W for white.
Pilot: W for white. OK, check.
Ground Control: Phenobarbitone. Five milligrammes.
Pilot: *growing increasingly tired* Check...
Ground Control: Disipel...five milligrammes.
Pilot: Check...
Ground Control: Glass of water.
Pilot: ...check...
Ground Control and Pilot: Our father...which art in heaven, ...mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.</i>

There's only one course of action
Left for me to take
I've tried every switch selection
That might control this state
I think for my protection
I'd better make it straight
Into Ejection
Into Ejection
Into Ejection
Into Ejection

The radar screen's projection
Tells me I'm too late
To make a course correction
I'm about to meet my fate
No time for reflection
I'd better make it straight
Into Ejection
Into Ejection
Into Ejection
Into Ejection

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raven_lunitek On Apr 17, 2004

<i>Ground Control:  Cockpit check?
Pilot:  Yes, OK.
Ground Control:  Largactil...five milligrammes.
Pilot:  Largactil, check.
Ground Control:  Valium...ten milligrammes.
Pilot:  Valium... ten, check.
Ground Control:  Haloperidol...five milligrammes.
Pilot:  Which one's that?
Ground Control:  Little white ones. W-W-W for white.
Pilot:  W for white. OK, check.
Ground Control:  Phenobarbitone.  Five milligrammes.
Pilot:  *growing increasingly tired* Check...
Ground Control:  Disipel...five milligrammes.
Pilot:  Check...
Ground Control:  Glass of water.
Pilot:  ...check...
Ground Control and Pilot:  Our father...which art in heaven, ...mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.</i>

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2004-04-17 05:42:42

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by Wyrm

22y ago

What does it mean? Not much really. It was written by Robert Calvert for his 'Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters' theme album, but is used a lot by Hawkwind (who he was an occasional member of). It basically indicates the problems pilots had with the German version of the Lockheed Starfighter (The F104-G). You had to be on drugs to want to fly it, and all too often pilots had to eject to save themselves.

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by exobscura

4y ago

Only one move to make

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