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Astronaut

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Now if you're gunna play your games with me
Like the leaf in the top of a tree
You better watch your step when you're comin back down
From the city on out to the sea
And if your brothers come after me
With their horses so wild and so free
I'll be waitin at the gate in a terrible state
With the man who holds the key
And he'll treat you quite carelessly
For he knows my face from a previous place
From a country in a foreign land
Throwin dice in a game of chance on the sand
But I lost my cool and fate loves a fool
Now I'm standin on the edge of the pack
In my spacesuit hopin that this women will call me at last
Cuz' I'm an astronaut on the shores of this grand illusion
and I'm fallin down at the sound of this beating heart
Yeah, this beatin heart
Yeah, this beatin heart

Your friends all tell ya that ya gotta make a change
Gotta make this fake in so many kinda ways
Snap to the trees from the trees to the earth
from the earth to your grave from the grave to your birth
Your heart's been rappin with( Idk something about a sinner of gold?)
but the world ain't yours cuz' this heart's been sold
Gunna (pay/pave?) your lovers way and the ship it sails today

Whoah my mind now we're rollin by and by
Got my children to light the way
Whoah my mind now we're rollin by and by
Got my brothers to light the way
Whoah my mind now we're rollin by and by
Got my sisters to light the way
Gotta pave your lovers way
and the ship it sails today

So if you're gunna play your games with me
Better use some real chicery
Better get smart cuz that lock on your heart
It aint as heavy as it used to be
In the land without no gravity
In this windless place on the edge of space
Where the saints and the sinners have passed
With the dead satellites and the trash
In my spacesuit hopin that this woman would call me at last
Cuz I'm an astronaut on the shores of this grand illusion
And I'm fallin down at the sound of this beating heart
Yeah, this beatin heart
Yeah, this beatin heart

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thecitymovedtome On Sep 04, 2011

So if you're gunna play your games with me
Better use some real chicery
Better get smart cuz that lock on your heart 
It aint as heavy as it used to be
In the land without no gravity
In this windless place on the edge of space
Where the saints and the sinners have passed
With the dead satellites and the trash
In my spacesuit hopin that this woman would call me at last
Cuz I'm an astronaut on the shores of this grand illusion
And I'm fallin down at the sound of this beating heart
Yeah, this beatin heart
Yeah, this beatin heart

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by h.thompson

13y ago

hello! I've got some lyric corrections :)

Now if you're gonna play your games with me Like a leaf in the the top of the tree You better watch your step when you're coming back down From the city on out to the sea

And if your brothers come after me With their horses so wild and so free I'll be waiting at the gate in a terrible state With the man who holds the key And he'll treat you quite carelessly

For he knows my face from a previous place From a country in a foreign land Throwing dice in a game of chance on the sand But I lost my cool, and fate loves a fool Now I'm standing on the edge of the past In my spacesuit hoping that this woman will call me at last

'Cause I'm an astronaut on the shores of this grand illusion And I'm falling down at the sound of this beating heart Yeah, this beating heart Yeah, this beating heart

Your friends all tell you that you gotta make a change Gotta make this break in so many kind of ways The sky to the trees, from the trees to the earth From the earth to your grave, from the grave to your birth

Your heart's been heavy with the silver and the gold But the gold ain't yours 'cause his heart's been sold For to pay your lover's way And the ship it sails today

Oh my, my now we're rollin' by and by Got my children to light the way Oh my, my now we're rollin' by and by Got my brothers to light the way Oh my, my now we're rollin' by and by Got my sisters to light the way You gotta pay your lover's way And the ship it sails today

So if you're gonna play your games with me Better use some real trickery You better get smart 'cause that lock on your heart It ain't as heavy as it used to be In a land without no gravity

In this windless place, on the edge of space Where the saints and the sinners have passed With the dead satellites and the trash In my spacesuit hoping that this woman will call me at last

'Cause I'm an astronaut on the shores of this grand illusion And I'm falling down at the sound of this beating heart Yeah, this beating heart Yeah, this beating heart

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hello! I've got some lyric corrections :)

Now if you're gonna play your games with me
Like a leaf in the the top of the tree
You better watch your step when you're coming back down
From the city on out to the sea

And if your brothers come after me
With their horses so wild and so free
I'll be waiting at the gate in a terrible state
With the man who holds the key
And he'll treat you quite carelessly

For he knows my face from a previous place
From a country in a foreign land
Throwing dice in a game of chance on the sand
But I lost my cool, and fate loves a fool
Now I'm standing on the edge of the past
In my spacesuit hoping that this woman will call me at last

'Cause I'm an astronaut on the shores of this grand illusion
And I'm falling down at the sound of this beating heart
Yeah, this beating heart
Yeah, this beating heart

Your friends all tell you that you gotta make a change
Gotta make this break in so many kind of ways
The sky to the trees, from the trees to the earth
From the earth to your grave, from the grave to your birth

Your heart's been heavy with the silver and the gold 
But the gold ain't yours 'cause his heart's been sold
For to pay your lover's way
And the ship it sails today

Oh my, my now we're rollin' by and by
Got my children to light the way
Oh my, my now we're rollin' by and by
Got my brothers to light the way
Oh my, my now we're rollin' by and by
Got my sisters to light the way
You gotta pay your lover's way
And the ship it sails today

So if you're gonna play your games with me
Better use some real trickery
You better get smart 'cause that lock on your heart
It ain't as heavy as it used to be
In a land without no gravity

In this windless place, on the edge of space
Where the saints and the sinners have passed
With the dead satellites and the trash
In my spacesuit hoping that this woman will call me at last

'Cause I'm an astronaut on the shores of this grand illusion
And I'm falling down at the sound of this beating heart
Yeah, this beating heart
Yeah, this beating heart

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by clovus

13y ago

I think the line is definitely:

"So if you're gonna play your games with me Better use some real CHICORY You better get smart 'cause that lock on your heart It ain't as heavy as it used to be In a land without no gravity"

It definitely sounds like he's saying "Chicory", like the flower. Wikipedia says, "It was also believed to be able to open locked doors, according to European folklore." So, it actually makes sense in terms of the lyrics too.

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