* Credits *
Performed,
produced, recorded, mixed and mastered(ish) by Glen
Phillips but with a little help from my friends on -
They'll Find Me:
John Askew - acoustic guitar, bass, tick guitar, editing, recording
Dan Phillips - shakers, additional percussion
Return To Me:
John Askew - electric guitar, drums, recording
Dan Phillips - percussion
Space Elevator -
John Askew - electric guitar, recording
Dan Phillips - virtual hi hat
Artwork by Ben Ciccati
Recorded at Ed in Santa Barbara
They'll Find Me, Return to Me, Space Elevator:
Music by Glen Phillips and John Askew
Lyrics by Glen Phillips
2008 Umami Music (ASCAP), Miniatura (ASCAP)
Solar Flare, Spirit of Shackleton, A Dream
Music and Lyrics by Glen Phillips
2008 Umami Music (ASCAP)
They'll Find Me:
John Askew - acoustic guitar, bass, tick guitar, editing, recording
Dan Phillips - shakers, additional percussion
Return To Me:
John Askew - electric guitar, drums, recording
Dan Phillips - percussion
Space Elevator -
John Askew - electric guitar, recording
Dan Phillips - virtual hi hat
Artwork by Ben Ciccati
Recorded at Ed in Santa Barbara
They'll Find Me, Return to Me, Space Elevator:
Music by Glen Phillips and John Askew
Lyrics by Glen Phillips
2008 Umami Music (ASCAP), Miniatura (ASCAP)
Solar Flare, Spirit of Shackleton, A Dream
Music and Lyrics by Glen Phillips
2008 Umami Music (ASCAP)
They'll Find Me
16
inches between
my bedroom and infinity
i've waited 40 years
built my fortune just to be here
when the pods inflate
and i float inside
i'll be up in the sky
closer to the visitors
waiting to return with them
finally back where i should be
i remember vividly
they observed so thoroughly
till they knew me nearly completely
i'll break off from the cluster
and thrust out free from orbit
they'll find me
like they promised so long ago
up in the sky (we will find you)
up in the sky (we will find you)
up in the sky (we will not forget you)
they'll find me
my bedroom and infinity
i've waited 40 years
built my fortune just to be here
when the pods inflate
and i float inside
i'll be up in the sky
closer to the visitors
waiting to return with them
finally back where i should be
i remember vividly
they observed so thoroughly
till they knew me nearly completely
i'll break off from the cluster
and thrust out free from orbit
they'll find me
like they promised so long ago
up in the sky (we will find you)
up in the sky (we will find you)
up in the sky (we will not forget you)
they'll find me
Solar Flare
goodnight moon
goodnight air
goodnight captain
in the captain's chair
goodbye teeth
and goodbye hair
you were taken by the solar flare
goodnight earth
goodnight mother
goodnight planets
still undiscovered
when you awaken
i will not be there
i was taken by the solar flare
godbless capsule
godbless crew
godbless computer
and god bless you
remember me well
and keep me in your prayers
still burning in the solar flare
i am burning in the solar flare
goodnight air
goodnight captain
in the captain's chair
goodbye teeth
and goodbye hair
you were taken by the solar flare
goodnight earth
goodnight mother
goodnight planets
still undiscovered
when you awaken
i will not be there
i was taken by the solar flare
godbless capsule
godbless crew
godbless computer
and god bless you
remember me well
and keep me in your prayers
still burning in the solar flare
i am burning in the solar flare
Return To Me
we
will see the sun rise
twice within a day
champagne through a straw, love
and tablets from the tray
with a finger i will lift you gently from your seat
and draw you near
embrace you as we spin, all grace and beauty
and when the earth regains its hold
you'll return with me
will you think of him here
when i've taken you so far?
and i have made you mine
beneath the naked stars
with a kiss i will claim you as my own
the heavens are my kingdom
the galaxy my home
so no matter where you go
you will return to me
no matter where you go
you will return to me
no matter where you go
you will return to me
twice within a day
champagne through a straw, love
and tablets from the tray
with a finger i will lift you gently from your seat
and draw you near
embrace you as we spin, all grace and beauty
and when the earth regains its hold
you'll return with me
will you think of him here
when i've taken you so far?
and i have made you mine
beneath the naked stars
with a kiss i will claim you as my own
the heavens are my kingdom
the galaxy my home
so no matter where you go
you will return to me
no matter where you go
you will return to me
no matter where you go
you will return to me
Space Elevator
take
me up to the top
and don't stop
you look down
can't comprehend such a long drop
twenty thousand miles
i'm not a liar
i tell you steven tyler's wishing
he could have a piece of
this ascending movable feast
paydirt, payload, heave-ho
pack your halliburton and let's go
space elevator
we've no need for escape velocity
we're free
with every mile higher we lose the weight of gravity
climb the tether together
heading for the counterweight
up the carbon nanotube
spiderweb into space
you're gonna love it here
get undressed in the mesosphere
get so hot in the thermosphere
you know what's coming the exosphere
space elevator
don't look down don't look down don't look
and don't stop
you look down
can't comprehend such a long drop
twenty thousand miles
i'm not a liar
i tell you steven tyler's wishing
he could have a piece of
this ascending movable feast
paydirt, payload, heave-ho
pack your halliburton and let's go
space elevator
we've no need for escape velocity
we're free
with every mile higher we lose the weight of gravity
climb the tether together
heading for the counterweight
up the carbon nanotube
spiderweb into space
you're gonna love it here
get undressed in the mesosphere
get so hot in the thermosphere
you know what's coming the exosphere
space elevator
don't look down don't look down don't look
The Spirit Of Shackleton
there
is no exaggeration
i am truly alone
100 million clicks
and 8 long months from home
but i'm holding to my promise
i'll land and plant the flag
for god and corporation
and the glory of all man
there's no law that could touch me
my sins are mine to keep
i'm a rocket, i'm an island
and on my shore she sleeps
i'm not coming back from here
i've been too far
i'm cold but i'm not scared
in the Spirit of Shackleton
there are droplets of crimson
they surround me as they drift
bonding together
or bursting into mist
so i open up my mouth
and i offer out my tongue
they are salty and sweet
like the memory of love
i am truly alone
100 million clicks
and 8 long months from home
but i'm holding to my promise
i'll land and plant the flag
for god and corporation
and the glory of all man
there's no law that could touch me
my sins are mine to keep
i'm a rocket, i'm an island
and on my shore she sleeps
i'm not coming back from here
i've been too far
i'm cold but i'm not scared
in the Spirit of Shackleton
there are droplets of crimson
they surround me as they drift
bonding together
or bursting into mist
so i open up my mouth
and i offer out my tongue
they are salty and sweet
like the memory of love
A Dream
still
your voice now
listen long
only wind
and sparrow song
feel the earth
beneath your feet
the salt sea air
the sun's soft heat
they're not going to take it all away
they're not going to take it all away
empty cities
rising seas
room for hope
and simple dreams
they can have
the moon and stars
and what they've left
is only ours
they're not going to take it all away
they're not going to take it all away
life is but a dream
and it's time to wake up
oh life is but a dream
it's time to wake up
listen long
only wind
and sparrow song
feel the earth
beneath your feet
the salt sea air
the sun's soft heat
they're not going to take it all away
they're not going to take it all away
empty cities
rising seas
room for hope
and simple dreams
they can have
the moon and stars
and what they've left
is only ours
they're not going to take it all away
they're not going to take it all away
life is but a dream
and it's time to wake up
oh life is but a dream
it's time to wake up