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Artist: Chris Hadfield
Canonical path: /chris-hadfield/space-oddity
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Space Oddity
Read Space Oddity lyrics by Chris Hadfield on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Space Oddity
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Ground control to major Tom
Ground control to major Tom
Lock your Soyuz hatch and put your helmet on
Ground control to major Tom
Commencing countdown, engines on
Detach from station, and may god's love be with you
(2, 1, Liftoff)
This is ground control to major Tom
You've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to guide the capsule if you dare
This is major Tom to ground control
I'm left forever more
And I'm floating in the most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
For here am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet earth is blue, and there's nothing left to do
Though I've flown 100,000 miles
I'm feeling very still
And before to long I know it's time to go
Our commander comes down back to earth, and knows
Ground control to major Tom
The time is near, there's not too long
Can you hear me major tom?
Can you hear me major tom?
Can you hear me major tom?
Can you
Here am I floating in my tin can
Last glimpse of the world
Planet earth is blue, and there's nothing left to do
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