(Verse 1)
The engine is humming a low, steady moan
As I steer this glass vessel through currents unknown
The dashboard is flickering, amber and blue
Reflecting the space that was meant to hold you
I look out the portal at rivers of white
At stars that have burned out but still give us light
It’s a long way from home and a long way from grace
To be drifting through nothing in search of your face.
(Chorus)
So close your eyes now, let the gravity fail
I’m a ghost in the rigging, I’m a ship with no sail
Across the black ocean, where silence is deep
I’ll rock you to rhythm, I’ll sing you to sleep
Beyond the last planet, where cold winds are blown
On this soft, stellar voyage... traveling alone.
(Verse 2)
I’ve mapped every nebula, named every spark
But I can’t find a lantern to quiet the dark
The oxygen’s hissing, a thin, lonely sound
While I’m looking for footprints on airless ground
We used to watch meteors from the back of your car
Now I’m reaching for you from the heart of a star
But the distance is measured in heartbeats and years
And the vacuum is thirsty for all of my tears.
(Bridge)
Is there a heaven for lovers who stray?
Or just frozen orbits that won’t fade away?
I’d trade every galaxy, silver and gold
For a hand that is warm and a story retold.
(Chorus)
So close your eyes now, let the gravity fail
I’m a ghost in the rigging, I’m a ship with no sail
Across the black ocean, where silence is deep
I’ll rock you to rhythm, I’ll sing you to sleep
Beyond the last planet, where cold winds are blown
On this soft, stellar voyage... traveling alone.
(Outro)
The sun is a needle...
The moon is a stone.
I’m crossing the cosmos...
To find I’m alone.
Sleep in the stardust.
Sleep in the blue.
I’m lightyears from healing.
I’m lightyears from you.
(Stellar voyage...)
(Stellar voyage...)
