Song Description
The deeper meaning of 23,999 MPH is escape (or attempted escape). We often try in our lives to escape our problems or circumstances rather than face them. In the end, however, no matter how fast or how far we go, there is no escape. We are always tethered to something and in the end will be forced to face what we are trying to flee.
| Song Length |
3:14 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Pleasant, Delighted |
Subject |
Rockets, Stars, Planets, Space |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
23,999 MPH Rock/Pop
VERSE 1
Here we go again, flying through the space
Touching all the stars, the dead ones we replace
Constellations pose, they hold us in our flight
Picking up the trail, a comet offers light
CHORUS
23,999 MPH
I've never felt this close to the moon
23,999 MPH
I've never felt this close to the moon
VERSE 2
Venus was a drag, ain't never going back
Mars was something new, at least we weren't attacked
Pluto never sleeps, we couldn't get a wink
Mercury was fab, we found the missing link
CHORUS
23,999 MPH
I've never felt this close to the moon
23, 999 MPH
I've never felt this close to the moon
BRIDGE
Now my string starts to pull me back
A mile per hour is all that I lack
What I lose I will gain in power
Coming home
23,999MPH
VERSE 3
Viva! Jupiter, that spot was quite a sight
Saturn my friend, the place to be at night
Neptune was a splash, thank god they don't have tape
Earth will be our home and that we can't escape
CHORUS
23,999 MPH
I've never felt this close to the moon
23,999 MPH
I've never felt this close to the moon