If something breaks

[Verse 1] Sixteen sunrises in a single day The window frames a world so far away I float between the ceiling and the floor A metal cage that drifts forevermore The coffee clings in bubbles to the cup The silence hums and never quite lets up I check the gauges, count the oxygen And wonder how the earth has ever been [Chorus] And I am turning, turning in the dark A single heartbeat on a metal arc The sonar pings like ghosts against the hull A distant voice that makes the silence full Oh, ground control, I'm listening for you A signal in the static breaking through [Verse 2] My daughter's birthday happened yesterday I watched the candle flicker on delay Her voice arrived like water through a sieve A fragile thing that taught me how to live The treadmill hums, the modules groan and creak I haven't slept a proper night in weeks I trace the scratches where the meteors grazed And count the reasons I should not be afraid [Chorus] And I am turning, turning in the dark A single heartbeat on a metal arc The sonar pings like ghosts against the hull A distant voice that makes the silence full Oh, ground control, I'm listening for you A signal in the static breaking through [Bridge] If something breaks, if something burns If all the air I breathe runs out in turns Will someone hear the tapping on the wall? Will anyone remember me at all? The stars don't care, they burn without a sound But I still love the gravity I've found [Chorus] And I am turning, turning in the dark A single heartbeat on a metal arc The sonar pings like ghosts against the hull A distant voice that makes the silence full Oh, ground control, I'm listening for you A signal in the static breaking through [Outro] The blue planet turns beneath my feet A lonely light that makes my orbit sweet I'm coming home across the endless night A falling star still burning, still alight Still burning, still alight