Rocket Ships Lyrics

On summer nights, the stars fall a little slower and

I don't if I can catch them in time to sew words delicately to the palm of my hand

Tell me, what am I worth?

Do you see words written in the air?

Or is it just me forming pictures from nowhere?

I have funny little comic books taped to my hands

A brain within a brain, it's got a mind of it's own, yeah

Rocket ships will take off

Whether you're in them or not

And it's sad, but, it's the truth

The world would still turn without you

But when your bones turn to earth, and you ask me "What was I worth?"

I'll simply plant a flower above you, and you can watch it grow

On summer nights, my thoughts form a little vaguer and

I don't know how to arrange them or put them into words

Now I'm leaving bashful teardrops in my hands

That tell me I ain't a man

Do you think aliens in outer space think that they're the only human race?

My mind's a house of magic cards about to blow away, yeah

I'm just a shoot and I ain't ready to grow yet

Rocket ships will take off

Whether you're in them or not

And it's sad but it's the truth

The world will still turn without you

But when your bones turn to earth, and you ask me "What was I worth?"

I'll simply plant a flower above you, and you can watch it grow

Would it be okay for me to stay?

If okay is here, then I'm far away

The train's not leaving for a while

I've packed by bags, but they've emptied themselves somehow

The thought of meaning something just makes my brain

Twist, invert and fall down sideways

But my voice is a spark so let me sing

'Till the fire's so bright it's deafening

Rocket ships will take off whether you're in them or not

And it's sad but it's the truth, the world will still turn without you

But when your bones turn to earth, and you ask me "What was I worth?"

I'll simply plant a flower above you, and you can watch it grow

Yeah, you can watch it grow

Watch it grow, you can watch it grow