Soyuz Out

Oak was buried with its head in the ground
Roots reaching for the auburn sky
Crown of old pulled from the mud

To ease the journey
To keep the wheel from turning

I'm the rain
On your parade
I'm the hand
Closing the door
The wolves of the hour
Are howling outside
And you will surrender
To all your desires
The last decide

A word to the wisest
The art was a lie
With no bag to check in
A cynical ride
Still we will make it

Winter took
It won't take me
Fence is high
But so are the trees
So are the trees!

You are waving
Facing strangers
You can't help them

Cruel idea
Cruel idea
Cruel idea
Soyuz high

Cold war messenger
Here at last shore full of stars
Every man haunted inside

Timeless void
Barren soil
We made the sword from a snake

In a metal window's frame
The gold balloon will rise again
Bouncing light encapsulate
A cosmonautic escapade
Miles away from promised land
A little man with little faith
He'll never make it home

Ran his kite around the fields - a dancing diamond
Brought him closer to his dream of outer space
Time has ways to make you pay

The phase of entry
The shields are burning
I couldn't keep the angle
This devil ship - a future machine
Came in too steep on one wing
Out of control
I know you mean this
There's no more next time

This house soured
Crashed through the hours
All these wasted years

Soyuz One
Hurry home
Through your endless flight