In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
This is the Rocket Powered Space Capsule
All systems are go
And the story goes, a young man will come and
Save the universe from the forces of evil
Take a second to adjust to the ride
They say if this was a crime, it'd be federal
Lately I've been feelin' invincible
As I'm tryna find my way can't nothing hold me though
I say, get a clue, the vibes all around you
Try but you can't deny when its in your soul
Lets take it where there aren't any roads
Where these sucka hatin' niggas can't follow
Take it to the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Come get in my space whip
To the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Take a ride
No worries
Come on don't be shy
Let your guard down and work it
Do just what you want
Anything you choose
I tell ya, there's no way we could lose
Have you ever seen the Earth from this view?
I bet not
Take it to the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Come get in my space whip
To the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Take a ride
Take a ride
And now, the vibes
Heavy little thoughts get jumbled in a bundle
And they're tucked deep down in the back of my brain
Heavy little thoughts get jumbled in a bundle
And they're tucked deep down in the back of my brain
Heavy little thoughts get jumbled in a bundle
And they're tucked deep down in the back of my brain
All is life and all is pain
Down the hallway of my endless fate
Take it to the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Come get in my space whip
To the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Take a ride!
Take it to the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Come get in my space whip
To the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Take a ride
Come on
Come on
Dream on
No worries
Wicked
All systems are go
And the story goes, a young man will come and
Save the universe from the forces of evil
Take a second to adjust to the ride
They say if this was a crime, it'd be federal
Lately I've been feelin' invincible
As I'm tryna find my way can't nothing hold me though
I say, get a clue, the vibes all around you
Try but you can't deny when its in your soul
Lets take it where there aren't any roads
Where these sucka hatin' niggas can't follow
Take it to the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Come get in my space whip
To the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Take a ride
No worries
Come on don't be shy
Let your guard down and work it
Do just what you want
Anything you choose
I tell ya, there's no way we could lose
Have you ever seen the Earth from this view?
I bet not
Take it to the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Come get in my space whip
To the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Take a ride
Take a ride
And now, the vibes
Heavy little thoughts get jumbled in a bundle
And they're tucked deep down in the back of my brain
Heavy little thoughts get jumbled in a bundle
And they're tucked deep down in the back of my brain
Heavy little thoughts get jumbled in a bundle
And they're tucked deep down in the back of my brain
All is life and all is pain
Down the hallway of my endless fate
Take it to the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Come get in my space whip
To the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Take a ride!
Take it to the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Come get in my space whip
To the satellite, tonight
Take flight to the moon
Take a ride
Come on
Come on
Dream on
No worries
Wicked
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Satellite Flight Lyrics as written by Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi Mark Joseph Mulcahy
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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