Story Behind The Song
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-474879/Skydiver-plans-head-freefall-edge-space-dizzying-bid-break-Mach-1.html
Song Description
A lush, ethereal waltz based on the true story of Michel Fournier, a daring French astronaut who attempted a world-record breaking free-fall in 2007.
| Song Length |
3:46 |
Genre |
Jazz - Fusion, Rock - Psychedelic |
| Tempo |
Floating |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene |
Subject |
Astronaut, Musician |
| Similar Artists |
Steely Dan |
| |
Lyrics
On a two hour journey to 100,000 feet the temperature changes 200 degrees.
A man in a bubble rises high above the earth, and if he comes down then he'll be the first
to fall so long, so fast, so far. From closer than any man has been to the stars.
It's not the fame, it's not the dare, it's about the feeling being up in the air.
His blood could boil, his heart could fail- it's a risky affair. But he's of sound mind and body, and he's saying his prayers.
They made the calculations and they say he can survive, but a jump from this altitude has never been tried.
chorus
Twenty million dollars he's spent along the way. For decades he's been saying that he'll do it someday.
The liftoff was flawless in Saskatchewan, and if the chute opens he'll sing his swan song.
chorus
We'll all know the feeling being up in the air. This is what it feels like up in the air.
If he doesn't make it, behind him there a line of people who are dyin' to kiss the sky.
They'll go higher and farther and faster some day. What I do is sit at the piano and play.