Space Oddity
♫ (OST Interstellar) Chris Hadfield Lyrics
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Ground control to Major Tom
Lock your Soyuz hatch and put your helmet on!
(Ten, nine, eight)
Ground control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown, engines on
This is ground control to Major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
But it's time to guide the capsule if you dare
This is Major Tom to ground control
I've left for ever more
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
For here am I sitting in a tin can far above the world
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing left to do
Though I've flown one hundred thousand miles
I'm feeling very still
And before too long I know it's time to go
A commender comes down back to Earth and rolls
Ground control to Major Tom
The time is near, there's not too long
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you
Here am I floating in my tin can
last glimpse of the world
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing left to do
The song "Space Oddity" by Chris Hadfield is a cover of David Bowie's classic, and it tells the story of fictional astronaut Major Tom. The lyrics begin with ground control addressing Major Tom, telling him to lock his Soyuz hatch and put his helmet on as he commences his journey into outer space. Ground control then proceeds to countdown, detach Major Tom from the station, and wish him God's love as he ventures into the unknown.
As Major Tom floats in space, he communicates back to ground control, telling them that he is feeling "very still" and that he's "floating in a most peculiar way". He goes on to describe the world as "Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing left to do". Major Tom is in a state of isolation, far above the world, and has lost his sense of purpose.
The chorus returns to ground control, warning Major Tom that his time is running out and asking if he can still hear them. The song ends with a melancholic realization that Major Tom's journey has come to an end and that he is floating away, leaving the world behind.
Line by Line Meaning
Ground control to Major Tom
Communicating with Major Tom from ground control
Lock your Soyuz hatch and put your helmet on!
Prepare for launch and put on your spacesuit
Commencing countdown, engines on
Starting the countdown and activating engines
Detach from station and may God's love be with you
Disconnect from the launch station and hope for a safe journey with God's blessings
You've really made the grade
You have achieved a great feat
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
The media is interested in your personal details
But it's time to guide the capsule if you dare
It's time to pilot the spacecraft with courage
I've left for ever more
I have left permanently
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
I am weightless in space
And the stars look very different today
The view of the stars is unique from space
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing left to do
The Earth looks beautiful from space, but there's nothing more to see or do
Though I've flown one hundred thousand miles
I have traveled a great distance
I'm feeling very still
I feel calm and motionless
And before too long I know it's time to go
I am aware that it's time to return to Earth
The time is near, there's not too long
The time to return to Earth is approaching
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Asking if Major Tom can still hear ground control
Here am I floating in my tin can
I am still weightless in space
Last glimpse of the world
Final view of the Earth
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On solid fuel and wires
Turn the key and the light the fires.
We’re leaving Earth today
The rockets burning bright
We’ll soon be out of sight
And orbiting in space
Pushed back in my seat
Look out my window
There goes home
That ball of shiny blue houses everybody anybody ever knew
So sing your song I’m listening out where stars are glistening
I can hear your voices bouncing off the moon
If you could see our Nation from the international space station
You’d know why I want to get back soon (get back soon)
Eighteen thousand miles an hour
Fueled by science and solar power
The oceans racing past
At half a thousand tons
Ninety minutes Moon to Sun
A bullet can’t go half this fast
Floating from my seat
Look out my window
There goes Home (There goes home)
That brilliant ball of blue
Is where I’m from, and also where I’m going to
So sing your song I’m listening out where stars are glistening
I can hear your voices bouncing off the moon
If you could see our Nation from the international space station
You’d know why I want to get back soon (get back soon)
All back and white just fades to grey
Where the sunrises sixteen times a day
You can’t make out borders from up here
Just a spinning ball within a tiny atmosphere (atmosphere)
Pushed back in the seat
Look out my window
Here comes home (ho-ho-home)
What once was fueled by fear
Now has fifteen Nation orbiting together here.
So sing your song I’m listening out where stars are glistening
I can hear your voices bouncing off the moon
If you could see our Nation from the international space station
You’d know why I want to get back soon (get back soon)
You’d know why I want to get back soon (getting back to you)
You’d know why I want to get back soon (getting back to you)
You’d know why I want to get back soon (getting back to you)
You’d know why I want to get back soon
@Flyman321123
it's cool that a astronaut seems so down to earth
@harambemoney4136
Flyman321123 You didnt have to do that lmao
@jolenethellama
😂 Your comment is outta this world 👊🌍
@Skywalker8562
I wonder if his soundman on the ISS was a Russian...no take that back the Russian cosmonauts want to be his manager.
@jolenethellama
@Not A Crook This is for you 🏆🏅
@sibire8284
A good friend of mine is Frank Culbertson, Expedition 3 mission commander and former shuttle pilot.
Awesome guy. Super chill.
@alanblack9540
Cmdr. Hadfield is one of those human beings who radiates light, Hope, energy and positivity. The planet needs people like him.
@lefterismagkoutas4430
Also he is like super smart and I think we need that too
@markhalpin4377
Liars like him can spew nonsense with a smile ......stick to flying jets little man
@donzeigler491
Net worth of 2 million + $150,000 per year along with paid interviews plus YouTube channel income.......
You would glow as well.....