Mars or Bust

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Boarded the ship in a silver sky

Left my shadow on yesterday's world

Seven months of counting stars

Watching Earth drift away

Pre-Chorus

And I know

I know what I left behind

Every breath I take up here

Is borrowed from the home I'll never find

Chorus

First footprint in the rust

First voice in the thin air

I plant the flag for all of us

And whisper a prayer for the ones down there

Post-Chorus

Dreaming of green

Dreaming of rain

Dreaming of things I'll never touch again

Verse 2

The sunrise is a small cold flame

No clouds to catch the light

I talk to the ship like a friend

It's gonna be a lonely night

Pre-Chorus

And I know

I know what I chose to do

Every step across this dust

Is a step away from the life I knew

Chorus

First footprint in the rust

First voice in the thin air

I plant the flag for all of us

And whisper a prayer for the ones down there

Post-Chorus

Dreaming of green

Dreaming of rain

Dreaming of things I'll never touch again

Bridge

I am the beacon

I am the stone

I am the first

And I am alone

Drop

For the good of mankind

For the good of mankind

For the good of mankind

I leave my world behind

Chorus

First footprint in the rust

First voice in the thin air

I plant the flag for all of us

And whisper a prayer for the ones down there

Post-Chorus

Dreaming of green

Dreaming of rain

Dreaming of things I'll never touch again

Outro

To the land of rust

It's Mars or bust

Almost there

I'll say a prayer there