From the recording Max Q
The song is a fast, high-energy punk track written as a love story between the two stages of a rocket separating at maximum aerodynamic pressure.
Lyrics
We have one minute left to go
We are no longer in control
To the pad we went
Launch imminent
I wonder how we got here
We’ve just hit max q
We’ll be in space soon
Our stages separate
Post main engine cutoff
You will return to home
It’s been our mission all along
We’re adjoined only for so long
Countdown to the end
Companionship
I wonder how we got here
We’ve just hit max q
(maximum pressure time)
We’ll be in space soon
(fire across the sky)
Our stages separate
Post main engine cutoff
You will return to home
Through a beautiful sunrise
I’m doomed on my own
Floating jellyfish in the sky
I’m gonna miss you
Thank you for the boost
I never could have arrived here on my own