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Astronauts Lyrics by Half Acre Day

14 Trips Around the Sun

2007

So this, this is the afterlife
For a big man in any small town
You climb to the top of the standpipe
And watch all the buildings burn down
And I’ll be at my funeral
Drink me a nogginful
And scream, "Why did he have to go?"
Only the astronauts know
Only the astronauts know
And when I get to heaven
I’ll study my human remains
Marveling at the sheer thickness
Of my skull and the state of my brains
Remembering when I was
Tissue and bone and blood
I don’t know how long ago
Only the astronauts know
Only the astronauts know
Make friends with the dolphin
And don’t ever fight
Cause no matter what the dolphin’s always right
Because you see they’re known to be quite bright
Have fun with the porpoise, you swim around and round
Oh what a time you’ll have until he drags you down
Oh what fun you'll have until he drags you down
And though you won’t last a minute underwater
And the dolphin won’t last long upon the land
You’ll swim along and sing a song
In a language you both understand
Both understand
Both understand
And the rockets’ red glare
Balloons are bursting in the bright summer air
Life is a poison that we drink from day to day
Love is a postcard sent from far away
Take it from me
You don’t want to be
Hanging around when my metropolis burns to the ground
Can it be real? Can it be true?
I gave up a life of computers for you
Black clouds are forming
Like honeybees swarming
But which way the cold wind will blow
Only the astronauts know
Only the astronauts know
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Half Acre Day

Half Acre Day

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"Astronauts" appears on "14 Trips Around the Sun" in 2007.

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