Walking to Alpha Centauri

from Walking to Alpha Centauri [single] by Hallam London

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from the upcoming album Be Yourself in 11 Easy Lessons

You give up so much for a mission whose purpose you now barely remember, and whose goal you may never reach. Is that bad? Is it good? You cannot really tell. You just go on and on – maybe you’ll get there after all. Playful verses wrapped in a grippingly powerful chorus, Walking to Alpha Centauri asks questions about perspective, what makes us human, and whether even the highest goals are always worth the price.

lyrics

Ten
Nine
Eight
Seven
Six
Five
Four
Three
Two
One

The longest journey starts with a mission plan
A measured countdown and just one single step
I gave up on my human heart
(I wasn’t using it)
So I could last forever
Too late for any small regrets

(But even yet)
It seems I still remember
When I became forever
(Are we there yet?)
It seems I’m still nostalgic
For the bitter taste of never
(Are we there yet?)

Maybe a scheduled correction in a couple of years

I am not used to this
One star drawing closer
One foot and then the other
But somewhere in my memory
(There seems to be a face)
I don’t know who it is
Did I once have a lover?

I cannot say I understand
About this part
It seems I still remember
When I became forever
(Are we there yet?)
It seems I’m still nostalgic
For the bitter taste of never
(Are we there yet?)

The point about eternity
Is so much drops away
You need not fear infinity
A foot in front of the other foot
I always brave the weather
One step in front of another step
Repeat this forever

So here I am, it’s me again
Alone, reporting
Most of this is the mission log
Some is just me talking
Am I still proud to do this thing?
What was it for, do you know?
Walking
Walking to Alpha Centauri
I guess I’ll see it through!

I cannot say I understand
About this part
It seems I still remember
When I became forever
(Are we there yet?)
It seems I’m still nostalgic
For the bitter taste of never
(Are we there yet?)

credits

from Walking to Alpha Centauri [single], released March 5, 2021
lyrics by Ian Badcoe
music by Hallam London

Hallam London – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
Ben Fuller – drums
Dave Sanderson – synths
Ian Badcoe – spoken word

produced, mixed, and mastered by Dave Sanderson

Cover Drawing: Floris Hansberg
Cover Artwork: Hallam London

release: 5 March 2021
on 3F ° Fortunefavoursfools Records

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PostPunkIndieRock // Performer + Composer // Rock’n’Roll Club + Theatre Stage // queer and pround

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