(Intro: Orchestral swell with a steady, rhythmic pulse like a ticking clock or a heartbeat. Soft woodwinds and a light jazz brush on the snare.) (Verse 1) Ignite the boosters, clear the pad The finest view we’ve ever had The Pink Moon’s waiting, a giant pearl Rising over a turning world A hundred miles, then a thousand more Leaving behind the ocean’s shore We’re climbing up the gravity well With a story only the stars can tell. (Chorus) Swing me ‘round the Pink Moon tonight Bathed in that pale, reflected light From the Sea of Serenity to the dark of the far We’re tethered to a silver star Oh, let the telemetry guide our way In this celestial, slow ballet Just a million miles of empty space And the glow of the lunar face. (Verse 2) Check the oxygen, check the feed Orbital mechanics are all we need Ninety-nine percent, she’s nearly full Caught in the grip of the steady pull Past the craters where the shadows play Tracing the lines of the Milky Way NASA’s calling from the blue below But we’ve got nowhere left to go. (Chorus) Swing me ‘round the Pink Moon tonight Bathed in that pale, reflected light From the Sea of Serenity to the dark of the far We’re tethered to a silver star Oh, let the telemetry guide our way In this celestial, slow ballet Just a million miles of empty space And the glow of the lunar face. (Bridge: Instrumental break with a soaring trumpet solo, echoing "Fly Me to the Moon" but with a modern, cinematic NASA-style orchestral backing.) (Outro) Coming 'round the limb, the Earth starts to rise A blue marble hanging in our eyes Keep the orbit steady, keep the heading true In the velvet black and the deepest blue The Pink Moon’s watching... Over me and you. (Fade out with the sound of a subtle radio beep and a soft piano chord.)
