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SPACE MAN by Sam Ryder

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Sam Ryder

SPACE MAN

Release date: 9th December 2022

From There’s Nothing But Space, Man!
Track 2
3:37
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About This Track

'SPACE MAN' by Sam Ryder is a 2022 track from the album 'There’s Nothing But Space, Man!'. The lyrics imagine an astronaut life as a way to escape heartbreak, turning space into a lonely stage where loss could be redirected “down there”. The perspective shifts to a blunt admission of being only human, with the fantasy finally giving way to a fall back to earth. In a second verse, the picture widens: an astronaut with a bird’s-eye view, circling the world, surveying everything from above while still keeping that central loneliness in view.

"SPACE MAN" is a single by Sam Ryder, from the album There’s Nothing But Space, Man!, released 9th December 2022. The track is 3:37 long. It's filed under Singer/Songwriter. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Sam Ryder.

About the Artist

Sam Ryder

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Lyrics

SPACE MAN

If I was an astronaut, I'd be floating in mid-air
And a broken heart would just belong to someone else down there
I would be the centre of my lonely universe
But I'm only human, and I'm crashing down to earth

If I was an astronaut, I'd have a bird's eye view
I'd circle 'round the world and keep on coming back to you
In my floating castle, I'd rub shoulders with the stars
But I'm only human, and I'm drifting in the dark

I'm up in space, man
Up in space, man
I've searched around the universe
Been down some black holes
There's nothing but space, man
And I wanna go home

If I was an astronaut, I'd speak to satellites
My navigation systems would search for other life
But I'd be up here thinking 'bout what I left behind
'Cause I'm only human with the real world on my mind

I'm up in space, man
Up in space, man
I've searched around the universe
Been down some black holes
There's nothing but space, man
And I wanna go home

Gravity keeps pulling me down
As long as you're on the ground, I'll stick around
Stick around
I'll stick around

I'm up in space, man
Up in space, man
I've searched around the universe
Been down some black holes
There's nothing but space, man, no
Oh, I'm in the wrong place, man
Nothing but, nothing but, nothing but space, man
Nothing but, nothing but, nothing but space, man

I've searched around the universe
Been down some black holes
Nothing but space, man
And I wanna go home

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Track details

From There’s Nothing But Space, Man!

3:372022Single
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There’s Nothing But Space, Man!
There’s Nothing But Space, Man!
Sam Ryder
9th December 2022
Track number
2
Release year
2022
  1. 1Deep Blue Doubt
    3:55
  2. 2SPACE MAN
    3:37
  3. 3Somebody
    3:19
  4. 4Tiny Riot
    3:25

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Amy Wadge, Max Wolfgang, Sam Ryder
    Writer
    Amy Wadge, Max Wolfgang, Sam Ryder
    Producer
    KOZ
    Producer
    Koz (9), Mark Ralph
    Engineer
    Matt Snell, Matt Snell (4)
    Bass
    Koz (9)
    Drums
    KOZ, Koz (9)
    Guitar
    KOZ, Koz (9)
    Vocals
    Sam Ryder
    Additional Production
    Mark Ralph
    Drum Programmer
    Mark Ralph
    Drum Programming
    Koz (9)
    Mastering Engineer
    Miles Showell
    Mixing Engineer
    Charles Haydon Hicks, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Luke Burgoyne
    Percussion
    KOZ, Koz (9)
    Piano
    Dave Cohen, Dave Cohen (8)
    Programmer
    Dan Grech-Marguerat, KOZ, Koz (9)
    Synthesizer
    KOZ, Koz (9)
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