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The Ballad of Yuri Gagarin

from Anthropocene Blues by Samuel Lockridge

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Nightingale, have you seen the one I'm longing for?
I have searched among the rosebush thorns,
all but starlight now seems to mourn.

Oh, you dark temptress sea,
taunting us with all your mystery,
out of reach thus far, but not for me,
I will be the first to see as you see.

Breathe it in, breathe it in, breathe it in,
one last drink of Earth before I leave it behind.
Whole new me, whole new you, whole new age,
we'll never be the same
once we see what we can do,
who we can be,
what happens now?

Sweetheart, I know you're looking up at me,
and I'm looking down at you,
but out my window all I can see is black and pale blue.
And sweetheart, I know you're feeling all alone,
and I hate to say it's true.
No one else up here to see this view
of all you lonely souls in all that blue.
Oh, my lost soul, I've finally found you.
You were always there in all that pale blue.

Motherland, red carnations and a marching band
can't contain what I have seen firsthand,
the fledgling promise of a people free at last.

Breathe it in, breathe it in, breathe it in,
my first drink of Earth – love it like never before.
Whole new you, whole new me, whole new age,
we'll never be the same
now we've seen what we can do,
who we can be,
what happens now?

Sweetheart, I know you're looking up at me,
and I'm looking down at you,
but out my window all I can see is black and pale blue.
And sweetheart, I know you're feeling all alone,
and I hate to say it's true.
No one else up here to see this view
of all you lonely souls in all that blue.
Oh, my lost soul, I've finally found you.
You were always there in all that pale blue.

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from Anthropocene Blues, released July 10, 2020

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Samuel Lockridge is a singer-songwriter, producer, sound designer, and theatre artist based in Lexington, Kentucky.

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