It's not enough to have some love,
Be it great or be it small;
The size of wing won't mean a thing
When the engine starts to stall.
It's not enough to have some love:
It won't seal what has been cracked.
All the parts of this crooked little ship
All come from older, crumbling wrecks.
These days, my feet have grown so uneasy,
Especially near the place you stand.
There is no safety on the ground anymore, but
Who says I ever have to land?

Yes, my darling, I'm your astronaut,
Fueled by a cold ambition;
Where I go, you cannot follow, so
Take control, and hit ignition!

Weightless living for so long
Makes it easy not to care;
From where I float and look around,
You wouldn't know that Earth is there.
But no matter how far away I fly,
This vessel's hardly even mine.
You are the engineer, I'm just the pilot;
I float away by your design!

Yes, my darling, I'm your astronaut,
Blinded by the blast behind me!
Jettison is not an option, I
Go where my momentum takes me!

You don't have to watch me as I follow my trajectory,
But as my travels split the sky, I'll hope you're doing well.
Motion makes me sick, but so does stillness, stillness in excess;
Even if I burn, I'll leave behind a tale to tell!

Yes, my darling, I'm your astronaut,
Blinded by the blast behind me!
Jettison is not an option, I
Go where my momentum takes me!

Yes, my darling, I'm your astronaut,
Flying towards the night before me!
Watch as I approach the speed of light,
Never aging, always falling!
Never aging, always falling!