Space Oddity
David Bowie; Lyrics

Ground Control to Major Tom
Communicating with Major Tom from Ground Control station

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
Major Tom is instructed to take precautions and prepare for a journey

Commencing countdown, engines on (five, four, three)
The final preparations for liftoff are underway

Check ignition and may God's love be with you (two, one, liftoff)
Wishing Major Tom a successful mission and safe voyage

You've really made the grade
Congratulations, you've achieved success and reached a high level of recognition

And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
The media is curious about Major Tom's personal life and fashion choices

Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare
Major Tom is faced with a challenge and is being dared to take it

"This is Major Tom to Ground Control
Major Tom is communicating with Ground Control

I'm stepping through the door
Major Tom is exiting the capsule

And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
The sensation of being in space is different and unfamiliar

And the stars look very different today
A change in perspective has altered Major Tom's view of the stars

For here
In this place

Am I sitting in a tin can
Major Tom is confined in a small space

Far above the world
Major Tom is in orbit, high above the Earth

Planet Earth is blue
The view of Earth from space shows primarily the blue color of its oceans

And there's nothing I can do
Major Tom feels helpless and powerless in his current situation

Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
Major Tom has traveled a great distance from Earth

I'm feeling very still
In space, there is a lack of sensation of movement or gravity

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Major Tom trusts his spaceship's navigation system

Tell my wife I love her very much she knows
A message for Major Tom's loved ones in case something goes wrong on the mission

Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
Ground Control has detected an issue with Major Tom's equipment or communication system

Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Ground Control is attempting to reestablish contact with Major Tom

"Here am I floating 'round my tin can
Major Tom reflects on his lonely and helpless situation in space

Far above the moon
Major Tom is orbiting above the moon

Planet Earth is blue
The view of Earth from space remains primarily blue

And there's nothing I can do"
Despite the situation, Major Tom remains helpless and unable to take action