Name: Astronaut
Duration: P00H03M04S
Description: Magda wrote this song and it featured in Karmatruffle's earliest shows in Cheltenham in 2003 when we were still a three piece. I re-recorded the drum part on this track in 2010 as I wasn't happy with the original one played (unwittingly, as it happens - I lifted it from an All You Need Is The Beatles recording of 'Nowhere Man') by Adi Gray.

Astronaut

from Antheology (Demos, Rare & Unreleased 1998-2007 Vol. 1) by Blake

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Magda wrote this song and it featured in Karmatruffle's earliest shows in Cheltenham in 2003 when we were still a three piece. I re-recorded the drum part on this track in 2010 as I wasn't happy with the original one played (unwittingly, as it happens - I lifted it from an All You Need Is The Beatles recording of 'Nowhere Man') by Adi Gray.

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I’m so bored out of my tiny mind
Am I the only one of my kind?
I’m so lonely, am I the only astronaut?
See the planet that I left behind
I wonder what I came out here to find
Was it worth it, from the earth I’m just another dot

How was I to know I’d be so alone
How was I to know I’d be so cold

All I do is stare out into space
I can’t believe I miss the human race
I’m so lonely, am I the only astronaut?
I’m just passing I’m not here to stay
That’s what I tell myself anyway
Was it worth it, on the earth it’s just another day

How was I to know I’d be so alone
How was I to know I’d be so cold

Only human, only human I’m sorry to say
I’m the blueprint, I’m the blueprint for a better way
I’m so lonely am I the only castaway
I’m the only, the one and only astronaut

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from Antheology (Demos, Rare & Unreleased 1998-2007 Vol. 1), released April 5, 2008
Written by Magda McCaffry
Blake - vocals, guitars, bass, drums, programming.

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UK 60s-tinged/ lo-fi /indie pop
/psychedelic rock /jangle /power pop /singer-songwriter and DIY musician. Proudly signed to the Subjangle record label. Mailing list sign up (receive a free download of my song 'Vinyl Junkie'): eepurl.com/dV04f ... more

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