Gill Scott Heron & The Rocket

[David Morris]

>From a web radio station archives of a GSH live show, to be found at:
http://www.dublab.com/IE/testmul.html

One verse from a longer peom/song called "Space Shuttle:

Space was the place
where at least we thought
our dreams were safe
where all our ideas of
youth and innocence and grace
were floating somewhere
high above the planet's face
Ah! But the distance
has been erased,
'cause Uncle Sam
is on the case.
E.T. has joined the arms race.
They're up there building
some sort of military base.
Rocketing through the atmosphere
and sliding into 2nd gear
while miles below
the people cheer
their new invaders.
It's a new frontier!
Ah! But there are those
who do not cheer.
The gravity of their lives appears
and in their eyes
flash frozen fears
'cause rocket sound
are all they hear

[and the chorus]:

Space Shuttle
Raisin' hell down on the ground
Space Shuttle
Done turned the seasons upside down
Space Shuttle
And all the hungry people know
All change sure 'nough ain't progress
When you're poor.

No matter what man goes lookin' for
He always seems to find a war
Soon as his dreams of peace are filled
The war just rages somplace else



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