[Spoken Intro – malfunctioning spaceship announcer] Attention, crew. We have found a cat. She has a backpack. This is apparently your problem now. [Verse 1] She came from nowhere on a yellow ray, Black little tail and a school-day face, One wrong button and the engines sing, Now we’re doing disco through a wormhole ring. She knows the code but she won’t explain, Writes “MEOW” in the emergency lane, A lunchbox, a map, and a satellite phone, She says, “I think this ship just brought me home.” [Pre-Chorus] Turn the dial, the stars go pink, Nobody move, nobody think. [Chorus] To4kawa, last cat in space, Running through the galaxy at a ridiculous pace, To4kawa, signal in the night, Gold on the ceiling and the engines burning bright. To4kawa, don’t press that key, We’ve got thirty seconds till catastrophe, To4kawa, tell us where you are— She just says, “Meow,” and steals another star. [Post-Chorus – cat voice] Meow… transmission complete. [Verse 2] The captain’s late, the robot’s lost, The tea machine has counted the cost, A moon-sized pigeon is blocking the door, And someone put the universe on the floor. She takes attendance for the Milky Way, “Present!” says Mars, then runs away, When the red light flashes and the sirens start, To4kawa dances like it’s chart-pop art. [Bridge] From the classroom to the cosmic blue, No one knows what she is meant to do, But every Friday at half past ten, She saves the ship and breaks it all again. [Final Chorus] To4kawa, last cat in space, Neon-pink starlight on a golden face, To4kawa, signal in the night, Nothing makes sense but it feels all right. To4kawa, our accidental star, Schoolbag swinging through the void so far, To4kawa, tune in if you dare— There’s a cat on board… And she’s going somewhere. [Outro – announcer] The To4kawa Transmission. Same time next week. Assuming the ship survives.
