Space Oddity
Candice Night Lyrics

Ground control to major Tom
Message from ground control to major Tom

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Ground control instructing major Tom to prepare for liftoff to space

This is ground control to major Tom, you've really made the grade
Ground control praising major Tom for his achievements

And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Media and public interested in major Tom's life

Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
Major Tom encouraged to explore space despite risks

This is major Tom to ground control, I'm stepping through the door
Major Tom informing ground control of his exit from the capsule

And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
Major Tom experiencing unique sensation of floating in zero gravity

And the stars look very different today
Space travel provides a new perspective on the universe

Here am I sitting in a tin can far above the world
Major Tom's solitude and isolation in the vastness of space

Planet earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
Major Tom's powerlessness to affect Earth from space

Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still
Despite traveling far into space, Major Tom feels calm and peaceful

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Major Tom trusts his spaceship to guide him

Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows
Major Tom sends a message of love to his wife on Earth

Ground control to major Tom, your circuits dead, there's something wrong
Ground control alerts Major Tom of a problem on his ship

Can you hear me, major Tom?
Ground control attempting to communicate with Major Tom

Can you hear am I sitting in my tin can far above the moon
Major Tom's loneliness and communication difficulties in space

Planet earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
Repeated chorus emphasizes Major Tom's helplessness in space