Carmen Miranda's Ghost 07 - Guardians [HQ]
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
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Lyrics.
He wasn’t quite sure what went wrong, just that the engines blew
And flung him hard against the wall, and him the only crew
He felt like he’d been broke in half, he passed out twice from pain
And when he heard the voices, he was sure he’d gone insane
Just two of them at first it was, and then a dozen more
He blinked to see two women kneel beside him on the floor
He thought they might be angels, but they weren’t like angels much
No wings, no robes, just plain grey spacer coveralls and such
“You’re not dead yet, my friend, and it’s not quite your time to go,”
The first one said. “Now look, your rescue beacon’s down below
Ed says that there’s another ship, not far away at all
You’ve still got two good arms, my friend, so grit your teeth and crawl.”
They winked out then, the pain clamped down, he thought he’d move no more
Another one appeared, and sat beside him on the floor
“Come on, tovarisch!” this one urged, “you’ll make it, I don’t doubt
Show me some of those Yankee guts I’ve heard so much about.”
It seemed to take an eternity to crawl from here to there
The pain at least a hundred times was more than he could bear
But every time he’d start to quit, lie down, give up, and die
Another would appear before him, urging him to try
He reached the beacon in a daze of fever-mist and pain
He hit the activator, and he saw them once again
“Remember, friend,” the woman said, “when death is closing fast
It’s then you try your hardest, for the darkness will not last.”
He passed out then, the rescue came, and brought him safely home
And he forgot it all until he got to Luna dome
He passed beneath the hologram that stands above the door
And recognized the faces there, he’d seen them all before
Gus and Ed and Roger made him hold to hope and try
The Russians, Ronald, Christa too, they wouldn’t let him die
He knew whose words had saved him, and he knew that in the end
He’d go to join their company and greet them as a friend
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Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Bruce Chaffee, Apollo 1, January 27th, 1967.
Georgy Dobrovolsky, Viktor Patsayev, and Vladislav Volkov, Soyuz 11, June 30th, 1971
Ronald McNair and Christa McAuliffe (along with Gregory Jarvis, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Michael J Smith, and Dick Scobee), Space Shuttle Challenger, Mission STS 51-L, January 28th, 1986.
Not mentioned but also lost to us: Valentin Bondarenko (Soviet Air Force Group 1, 03/23/1961), Theodore Freeman (NASA Astronaut Group 3, 10/31/1964), Elliot See, Charles Basset (both Gemini 9, 02/28/1966), Vladimir Komarov (Soyuz 1, 04/24/1967), Clifton C Williams (Apollo Project, T-38 jet testing, 10/5/1967), Michael J Adams (X-15 flight 191, 11/15/1967), Robert Henry Lawrence Jr (Manned Orbiting Laboratory Project, 12/08/1967), Sergei Vozovikov (Soviet Air Force Cosmonaut Training Group 11, 07/11/1993), Rick D Husband, William C McCool, Michael P Anderson, David M Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Ilan Ramon (all Space Shuttle Columbia, flight STS-107, 02/01/2003), Michael Alsbury (Virgin Galactic's VSS Enterprise, 10/31/2014), and more astronauts and cosmonauts who were injured but not killed, and even more non-astronaut/cosmonauts who were killed or injured in accidents relating to spaceflight.
And also Laika, passenger of Sputnik II, November 3rd 1957.
They have lead us to the great unknowns, and may they always be remembered and honored as such.
I like to think the first Russian who urges the spacer along was Komarov or Bondarenko.
@@SuperODST1 entirely possible.
your forgeting about Laika rip that loyal pup
@@spacecorpse3212 corrected
@@spacecorpse3212 it was the dog first
Why is it that these space shanties are the purest expression of the human pioneer spirit?
The final frontier.
@@JarthenGreenmeadow Where no-one has gone before
I imagine there, in our dreams, we are the freeest ever so we are finally able to be ourselves without all the shackles binding and constricting our spirits.
Every man, woman, and child deep down is an explorer, and space is the ultimate in exploration. Infinite and unknown, we can be anything among the stars. I know the stars have always called to me, and I hope to live to see the day they're within our grasp
@@loadeddice4696 manifest destiny for humanity
In space, no-one can hear you cry.
And yet, the space commie ghost will still call you brother and help you find the strength to help yourself.
"Amongst those holy spacers sat a dog both proud and tall,
And though I didn't know her face, they knew her one and all,
Upon her neck a collar gold, a tag with inlay red,
'Laika, First to Touch the Stars', at last I saw, it read."
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Damn the human tear duct! WHY DOES THAT ACTUALLY WORK AS A VERSE???
Beautiful addition.
Every time I read this comment I cry
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It's comforting to think the souls of humanity's pioneers would reject the pearly gates for one last mission: to ensure safe travels for their fellow sailors of the starry seas
This song projects a beautiful sentiment. The first few times I listened I was literally moved to tears by the reveal at the end. Those were real people and to hear their sacrifices memorialized in this haunting song is very powerful.
Who were the real people?
@@nkovach3176 the Astronauts that to the point of this song being written died, in the pursuit of Space
If there’s one thing these HQ versions have over the older ones, it’s that Leslie’s voice sounds much sweeter with that extra clarity.
True! But the crackling on the old ones lends them such character, so I enjoy both the HQ and non versions
@@wanderdragon1075I’m in the same boat.
I imagine Life and Death looking down on every soul and whilst Life is only ever the flighty child who's not interested to play with any soul which seems to be at it's end, Death, by far the older and more grizzled one, would be more invested in this dying spacers struggles to see him fight through and deny HIM one more time.
Amazing song. Worth a tear or two...
going to base a one-shot roleplaying session on this song. love it!
Did you ever run that one-shot? I think the setting presented by this and other Sci-Fi Folks albums would be a lot of fun to play in. Sci-Fi but scrappy with ghosts and miraculous circumstance is interesting! Kinda feels rustic, very appealing.
@@geeko55onestly, I think they would work great as introductions/backstory one shots.
Each song has a different vibe that could represent the player, this is the hopefull survivor of a accident, the Bomber is the sociopathic veteran (probably thrown out of the navy for being to eager to do warcrimes), Spaceman's Dilema guy still hasn't decided and tries to run from making a decission etc.....
@@geeko55Space Station 13
I just listened to this for the first time. There are some space ninjas cutting onions near me.
Our destiny lies in the stars. I hope we prove worthy of the work and sacrifice of all that came before
looking at humanity today .... nope
@@PeoplecallmeLucifereh, I wouldn't say it's really gotten worse, I'd probably say it's better, just the bad has more a platform than ever before, so it seems more present
@@blueninja012 That in and of itself makes it worse. If I may quote the second Narnia movie "If you are treated as a dumb animal for long enough, that's what you'll become"
@@PeoplecallmeLucifer I really don't agree that hearing more about bad things counts as a bad thing in and of itself.
I’m mostly a fantasy girl… but something about these filk songs makes me love sci-fi.
I’m currently playing Starfield and these songs fit the setting so well.
Sci-fi is just fantasy based in the future. No way are humans actually going to create transport that can carry a human light speed.
No many how many times I listen and sing this I cry every time.
May the memories of love outweigh the grief of loss.
Just FYI, you got one of the lines wrong in the lyrics. You have it wriiten as "he thought he’d know no more," but she's actually singing "he thought he'd MOVE no more."
It's fixed now, thank you.
One more for you;
The first one said. “Now look, your rescue beacon’s down below,
Ed says that there’s another ship, not far away at all
Referencing Ed White I think.
I swear she brings me to tears with ease.
This song always makes me cry.
thank you for uploading all these 🚀
Stars Without Number and these tracks will combine nicely for a fun gaming romp through the stars.
The ghosts of all the astronauts who died in space is a terrible and awesome force. Just ask Dr McNinja.
I literally can't listen to this song and not cry
For some reason I always tear up at these songs, these are the only ones that make me do this.
In the "original" upload of this song, you can hear a drum at the beginning and end. What happened to it in this version?
The drum is still there. I expect it's less obvious because the levels were mixed a bit differently in this version.
I adore this song so much.
truely, this is beautiful
Beautiful work.
All the jokes about Indomitable Human Spirit fixate upon our entitlement to galactic conquest and xenophobia, but neglect the simple beauty of the struggle against space travel and misfortune.
I feel like this inspired a Firefly episode.
Come now Tovarichi, the work isn't over yet.
Made me tear up.
We are going to the heavens in towers of glass and steel we should expect to meet some angels there.
Wait these are real people? I didn't realise...
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