song with an astronaut as the world burns

from fourth strike song jam 2022 by Fourth Strike Records

by ras (https://ebhband.bandcamp.com) lead vocals by Louisa Blatt (@louisablatt) and riley (https://lidocaineleeds.bandcamp.com/) bass by fox (@slavfoxman) transmissions by amadis (@amadis), Vigilant Baker, Danielle, Monthenor, RobNotes (https://robnotes.bandcamp.com/)

we bleed like the sun 
messy, hot, and fast 
you, our golden child out there 
us, an icarus to laugh at 

baby bird, adrift in vacant winds 
buoyed by the unknown while we choke and drown and sink 
our buildings burn; did the fires make it in? 
transmitting now; is there anyone listening? 

astronaut can you feel the walls cave closer 
they're getting closer 

in the light of the shuttle, the world’s too calm 
a gentle reminder of a home that was 
scared of the answer, but silence kills 
i’ll take anything over the chance no one’s left

(transmitting now; is there anyone listening?) 

when i'm gone, will anybody notice? 
would you notice? 

before i go i’d like to bleed 
to feel anything at all 

i’m not afraid 
don’t feel anything at all 

(anything’s bearable in the end as long as we’ve got a way to look forward to, forward to) 

i’m not afraid 
to feel anything at all