sample(d) I: Moon Men pt. 2

… on the same note of an ethereal space aesthetic. I’ve made the unusual pairing in my mind between “moon river” and “rocketman” (by E. John which he himself even sampled for “Cold Heart” feat. Dua Lipa). On a more tragic note, the notion of space could mean something entirely unattainable. Here’s my version of rocketman…

“mars ain’t no place to raise your kids” , photo by Katarina Grozdanic

Rocket Man (I think it’s going to be a long time)

link …

rocketman

“Promise you’ll take me to the moon”

fingers crossed over his chest 

and life was at its best 

back then 

when 

clouds were but kingdoms unexplored

and dreams were alive 

breathing

beckoning 

… 

Somehow he knew —even then— they were to die very soon 

that the path of the greatest dreams were those 

that led to a graveyard 

No one can see

but you 

and you’ll visit them frequently

You’ll see a time capsule of every petaled memory 

      encased in settled dust 

The greatest ones are buried in glass 

too precious to visit 

to think about 

But

The greatest ones are just that… …dreams

that have long died at 2:13 am 

When the moon was high 

And you could look at it every night

reminding your eyes

they’re not lying to you 

that you could go Anywhere; be Anything

But life has now buried your feet in the ground 

with one eye on the sky 

and the rocketman 

…once breathing 

…once beckoning 

has now died

Stay tuned for many more sample(d) installments to come.

‘til the next installment, I’m going to keep basking in the magic of lyrics and storytelling and I hope you do too.

All of my lyrical inspiration for this first installment (Moon Men): moon river by Audrey Hepburn and more, Rocket Man by Elton John, Halley’s Comet by Billie Eilish, illicit Affairs and this is me trying by Taylor Swift, When we were young by Adele Adkins, “Bing Bong” from Pixar’s Inside out, and many many more…