Grammatrain is a grunge rock band from Seattle, Washington from the mid 199… Read Full Bio ↴Grammatrain is a grunge rock band from Seattle, Washington from the mid 1990s. Their sound was heavily influenced by bands such as Soundgarden, Nirvana, Metallica, Pearl Jam, and Led Zeppelin, yet it was still distinctive in its own right, and certainly unique among bands marketed to Christians. The band recorded a self-titled demo containing mostly live acoustic numbers in 1994. After signing with Christian label Forefront Records, they quickly followed with their first studio album, Lonely House. Their second full length album, Flying, came in 1997. Around the same time, guitarist/vocalist Pete Stewart was contributing guitar tracks to dc Talk's Supernatural album. As touring was taking its toll on the lives of the band members, they broke up following their final live performance on 12/7/1998 in Germany, documented on the album aptly titled, Live 120798. Following the breakup of the band, Stewart released a self-titled solo album, and joined Michael Tait's band Tait, performing on their first album. He also played guitar on the first album for TobyMac. After this, he seemed to disappear for awhile, resurfacing with the new project The Accident Experiment in 2003; at this point, Stewart appeared to be questioning (or had outright rejected) his Christian faith, much like bandmate Marcos Curiel (who had left the band P.O.D., although he has since rejoined P.O.D.). Dalton Roraback has moved on to work in the I.T. industry and raising a family. He spends most of his time with wife, two sons, and posting on a small but popular website where he argues politics under the name Skinnyrumcakes.

Rocketship
Grammatrain Lyrics

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Do you have a rocketship
I could fly?
Could we watch the world grow small
From the sky?
Set across and leave this place
For a while
We would leave
We would see

The world a different size

Let's fly a rocketship off the ground
Come on and break through the speed of sound

Sometimes I feel caged inside
My life span
If I saw the earth as a
Distant land
All my problems would feel like
Grains of sand
Sifted through
Sifted through
Sifted through my hands

Let's fly a rocketship off the ground
Come on and break through the speed of sound

Jesus above space
And time
Died so we don't have
To die

Jesus above space
And time
Died so we don't have
To die

Have to die
Have to die
Have to die
Have to die

Jesus above space
And time
Died so we don't have
To die

Let's fly a rocketship off the ground
Come on and break through the speed of sound

Overall Meaning

The song “Rocketship” by Grammatrain is about the desire to escape from the limitations of everyday life and experience the world from a new perspective. The lyrics express a yearning to leave the constraints of the earth and fly away in a rocketship to watch the world shrink below, putting problems in perspective. The idea of leaving behind mundane life is a common theme in rock music that can be interpreted in various ways. The song speaks about Jesus being above space and time and having died so that we don’t have to die, which is a reference to the belief in Christian teachings. The song is not overly religious in nature and can be enjoyed regardless of religious beliefs.

The song talks about the desire to see the world from a different perspective, to break through the limitations of everyday life and experience something new. The act of flying in a rocketship becomes a metaphor for breaking free and escaping the confines of our current situation. The chorus encourages the listener to take this leap and fly away in a rocketship, to break through the barriers holding them back and experience something new. Overall, the song “Rocketship” is an ode to the human spirit of adventurism, to dreaming of something more, to look beyond the ordinary.

Line by Line Meaning

Do you have a rocketship I could fly?
Is there a way for me to escape this world and all its complications?

Could we watch the world grow small From the sky?
Can I get a new perspective on life, looking at it from above?

Set across and leave this place For a while
I need a break from my current situation.

We would leave We would see The world a different size
If we could fly away, we'd experience everything in a whole new way.

Let's fly a rocketship off the ground Come on and break through the speed of sound
Let's blast off and leave everything behind.

Sometimes I feel caged inside My life span
I feel trapped by the limitations of my own existence.

If I saw the earth as a Distant land
If I could view the world as something separate from me, it would change everything.

All my problems would feel like Grains of sand Sifted through Sifted through Sifted through my hands
My problems would seem insignificant when viewed from a new perspective.

Jesus above space And time Died so we don't have To die
Jesus died to save us, giving us a way to escape death.

Have to die Have to die Have to die Have to die
Death is an inevitability, but through Jesus, we can avoid it.

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