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Beneath the Saturn Sun

from The Alien Album by Ham Sandwich Quantum Party

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The all-encompassing sadness of lost space logistics loves.

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noone flew a rocket
quite the way you did
you'd been a pilot
since you were a scrappy little kid

a framed shot of you
on your daddy's knee
that you gave to me
I don't know how to give it back

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how many days have I let vanish in the haze
of galactic rules about rocket fuel
and stations far away

how much loss for the place that I have won
ship and crew and cargoes too
beneath the saturn sun

how many days have I let vanish in the haze
of galactic rules about rocket fuel
and stations far away

how much loss for the place that I have won
ship and crew and cargoes too
beneath the saturn sun

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every once in a great while
when I'm out ten or twelve miles
I'll look and the plans for how to land
handwritten!

no hesitation,
just the glow of concentration
giving way to a sigh and a big smile

now I don't socialize
much at all
the crew mutter darkly in the mess hall

there's a universe out there
and there's one inside
I'd rather have the timeline
where I've nothing left to hide

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how many days have I let vanish in the haze
of galactic rules about rocket fuel
and stations far away

how much loss for the place that I have won
ship and crew and cargoes too
beneath the saturn sun

I could trust you with my soul
between us everything just flowed

I've made it work but it's not bona fide
without your thoughtful words to guide
me home

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from The Alien Album, released March 1, 2018

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Ham Sandwich Quantum Party is one dude (and sometimes friends) and vintage-tinted synthpop.

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