Flip and Burn

My how far we've come
From the oceans and the stars within the sun
We washed our hands so often with our dreams
But no matter how we scrubbed we can't get clean

We sang the songs of all the sinners then
We held such high esteem for all our friends
And the verses and the hymns that often rung
Though we knew that they never would be sung

But I will be afraid no more
And I will be afraid no more

Now we burned our engines out so we could roam
But we all still felt that we're too close to home
And I'm sorry for the way it all went down
But I can't keep my head here on the ground

While you're fast asleep I know I hope you will
Be dreaming of the things that kept you still

But I can be here no more
And I will be afraid no more

When the thrusters burn out and we're too far away
Will we remember the better days?
Will the colonies that we create strive?
Will we perpetuate the same mistakes we made so long ago?
Can we make our new world feel like home?

Now there's a million different ways we can connect
But it's all just easier to push eject
Maybe when these fresh wounds will turn to scars
The gravity of home will pull us from the stars