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Artist: Mekons
Canonical path: /mekons/ghosts-of-american-astronauts
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Ghosts Of American Astronauts
Read Ghosts Of American Astronauts lyrics by Mekons on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Ghosts Of American Astronauts
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Up in the hills above Bradford
Outside the Napalm factory
(They're floating above us)
Ghosts of American Astronauts
Glow in the headlights beam
It's just a small step for him
It's a nice break from Vietnam
(Filmed in a factory)
Out on the back lot in Houston
Who says the world isn't flat
John Glenn drinks cocktails with God
In a cafe in downtown Saigon
(High above them)
Ghosts of American Astronauts
Are drifting too close to the sun
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A flag flying in the vacuum
Nixon sucks a dry Martini
Ghosts of American astronauts
Stay with us in our dreams
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