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Artist: Grieves f/ Slug
Album:  Winter & The Wolves
Song:   Astronauts
Typed by: AZ Lyrics

[Verse 1: Grieves]
We used to fly around the world in a cardboard box
now you're waiting for the bus trying to fit in with the flock
different socks
on one hand you've got a wild imagination
and on the other
is man against the clock
it never stops
we used to look up at the clouds and see shapes
now the only thing we see in 'em is rain
it's not the same
'cause after all the giant dragons disappeared
the only battle left to fight was with your chains
cut 'em loose
I liked it better when our dreams were real
we respected what it was to feel
nobody ever put a limit on the things tha
 that made the littlest of kings seem strong enough to cut through steel
grip the wheel
it's a windy little road you paved
it's a shame you had to lose that light
'cause if it wasn't for the blanket fort walls
and the bumps in the night you'd be nothing but a string without a kite

[Chorus: Grieves]
You're not the astronaut you used to be
Ain't it shame that you couldn't keep the starlight in your eyes?
You're not the hero that you used to be
Fading away until you're falling out the sky

[Verse 2: Grieves]
We used to sail around the world in a porcelain tub
now we fill it to the brim and try to wash away the mud
it isn't us
in one world you got a wide-eyed adventure in the other
is a person giving up
it never jumps
we used to play connect the dots with the stars
now we try to make a connection in bars
it's getting hard
'cause after every little planet's been exploded it's impossible to find out where you are
I take it home
I miss the feeling of a brand-new start
what it meant to be a child at heart
no matter how it was explained it always felt like
if I wanted to I could've built a city in my own backyard
disembark
you don't have to be a kid to believe or see potential in a pile of leaves
if it wasn't for them deep sea dives or the whisper from the trees
you'd be nothing but a want without a need

[Chorus: Grieves]
You're not the astronaut you used to be
Ain't it shame that you couldn't keep the starlight in your eyes?
You're not the hero that you used to be
Fading away until you're falling out the sky

[Verse 3: Slug]
I remember you were stuck in a half-empty cup
you studied the sun like it was meant to touch
got to clutch
it's not enough to escape like the duck's cause they always come back to the muck
struggle from a brush with luck so we could judge your guts like
"you still on that such and such?" they can cut the budget
but the puppet struts on two crutches over drums that rush like busted nuts
it's too much now
you want to strike like the light without the thunder wonder whatcha doing uptown
you delivering nothing but love
but cant seem to catch a dream when fishing from up above
I don't believe that there's a bad bet
'cause everybody's gonna breathe that last breath
but the things you write
got wings for life
it's the freedom flight
that's how we sleep at night

[Chorus: Grieves]
You're not the astronaut you used to be
Ain't it shame that you couldn't keep the starlight in your eyes?
You're not the hero that you used to be
Fading away until you're falling out the sky