Rocket Ships
On summer nights the stars fall
A little slower and
I don't if I can catch them
In time to sew words
Delicately to the palm of my hand, tell me
What am I worth?
Do you see words written in the air
Or is it just me
Forming pictures from nowhere
I have funny little comic books
Taped to my hands
And a brain within a brain, it's
Got a mind of it's own, yeah
Rocket ships will take off whether
You're in them or not
And it's sad but it's the truth
The world would still turn without you
But when your bones turn to earth and
You ask me "What was I worth?"
I'll simply plant a flower above you
And you can watch it grow
You can watch it grow, you can watch it grow
You can watch it grow
On summer nights my thoughts form
A little vaguer and
I don't know how to arrange them
Or put them into words
Now I'm leaving bashful teardrops
In my hands please tell me I'm a man
Do you think aliens in outer space
Think that they're the only human race
My mind's a house of magic
Cards about to blow away, yeah
I'm just a shoot and I'm
Not ready to grow yet
Rocket ships will take off whether
You're in them or not
And it's sad but it's the truth
The world would still turn without you
But when your bones turn to earth and
You ask me "What was I worth?"
I'll simply plant a flower above you
And you can watch it grow
You can watch it grow, you can watch it grow
You can watch it grow
Would it be okay for me to stay
If okay is here then I'm far away
And the train's not leaving for a while
I packed by bags but
They've emptied themselves somehow
The thought of meaning something
Just makes my brain
Twist, invert, and fall down sideways
But my voice is a spark so let me sing
'til the fire's so bright it's deafening
Rocket ships will take off whether
You're in them or not
And it's sad but it's the truth
The world would still turn without you
But when your bones turn to earth and
You ask me 'what was I worth?'
I'll simply plant a flower above you
And you can watch it grow
You can watch it grow, you can watch it grow
You can watch it grow
