An astronaut.1

[Verse 1] I used to draw the stars at night On paper skies in black and white A little room, a little light And dreams too big to hold I’d count the planets one by one Pretending I could touch the sun They said, “You’re chasing something wild” But I was just a child [Pre-Chorus] With my head pressed to the glass Watching airplanes fading past I made a promise to the dark One day I’d leave my mark [Chorus] I became an astronaut Left the world I dreamed about Fell beyond the blue somehow And touched forever now With the silence in my chest And the earth behind my steps I found out who I really was The day I rose above Yeah, I became an astronaut [Verse 2] The engines roared, the ground let go My shaking hands began to know That fear and wonder feel the same When you are lit by flame And up above the atmosphere The noise of life just disappeared No city cries, no crowded sound Just endless spinning round [Pre-Chorus] And I saw oceans made of light And I saw morning split the night From far away the world looked small Like love could hold it all [Chorus] I became an astronaut Left the world I dreamed about Fell beyond the blue somehow And touched forever now With the silence in my chest And the earth behind my steps I found out who I really was The day I rose above Yeah, I became an astronaut [Bridge] And if you ask me what I learned From every mile and every burn It’s that the sky was never where it ends We carry space within our hands We are smaller than we seem But bigger than our fears and dreams And somewhere in the great unknown I finally felt at home [Final Chorus] I became an astronaut Now the stars all call me out I still hear that child somehow He’s in the cockpit now With the whole world turning slow Like a heartbeat down below I found out who I really was The day I rose above Yeah, I became an astronaut [Outro] I became an astronaut And I’m still reaching out