Astronaut (feat. Andreas Bourani)

I take off!
Nothing holds me down
Everything pale and gray
I haven't flown for too long
Like an astronaut!

We walk around with our mouths full, our heads empty
Sitting in the dirt up to our necks, holes in our hearts
Drowning worries and problems in a cup of wine
With a smile of stone, we can't think of anything better
We've already forgotten who we were yesterday
We've all overeaten and forgotten to pay
Leaving everything behind for more ashes and dust
We all want things to fit, but we're not paying attention
The voice of reason has long been silenced, we don't hear it anymore
Because sometimes we feel like we don't belong here
There's no going back, only up and down
One in a hundred million, a small dot above the ground, I take off

I take off!
Nothing holds me down
Everything pale and gray
I haven't flown for too long
Like an astronaut
I see the world from above
The rest fades in the blue
I've lost time and space up here
Like an astronaut!

In the darkness of the night
Up here everything is so peaceful, but down there it's chaotic
We all contribute, but buckle under the weight
We hope for God, but missed the miracle
We keep building higher until it reaches infinity
Almost eight billion people, but humanity is missing
From up here, none of that matters anymore
From here, you see no boundaries or skin color
All the noise about nothing fades, I can't hear you anymore
Slowly, I feel like I belong here
There's no going back, only up and down
One in a hundred million, a small dot above the ground, I take off

I take off!
Nothing holds me down
Everything pale and gray
I haven't flown for too long
Like an astronaut
I see the world from above
The rest fades in the blue
I've lost time and space up here
Like an astronaut!

And at the sight of this beauty
Everything comes back to me
Aren't we actually alive
To love, to exist?
I want to stay here forever
But I'm just a blink of an eye
That after five billion years
Can't be much more

I take off!
Nothing holds me down
Everything pale and gray
I haven't flown for too long
Like an astronaut
I see the world from above
The rest fades in the blue
I've lost time and space up here
Like an astronaut!