Rocket Ships

[Verse 1]

On summer nights, the stars fall a little slower and

I don't know 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

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

[Chorus]

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

You can watch it grow, you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow

You can watch it grow, you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow

[Verse 3]

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

Please tell me I'm 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'm not ready to grow yet

[Chorus]

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

You can watch it grow, you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow

You can watch it grow, you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow

[Verse 5]

Would it be okay for me to stay?

If okay is here, then I'm far away

And the train's not leaving for a while

I packed my 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

[Chorus]

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

You can watch it grow, you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow

You can watch it grow, you can watch it grow, you can watch it grow