Lyrics to
Spaceman

This version of Spaceman was released by Journey in 1977.

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Don’t be so wise, I was born to fly
Not without a place in the wind
Walked off a cliff, then I closed my eyes
Ooh, I’m not a spaceman, no, no
Ooh, I’m not a spaceman

Don’t need no feathers, I don’t need no twine,
I’m all together in my body and my mind,
Not supernatural, just a human combine,
Ooh, I’m not a spaceman, no, no
Ooh, I’m not a spaceman!

Can’t see a castle, I don’t need a sleigh,
I brought my wings, no, not today
I’m a cosmopolitan, right-handed wingless man
Ooh, I’m not a spaceman, no, no
Ooh, I’m not a spaceman.

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About Lyrics and Spaceman by Journey

The lyrics for Spaceman are defined as the words making up the song released by Journey in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Spaceman have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Journey and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Spaceman by Journey if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Spaceman" means the words set to the music of Spaceman, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Journey. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Spaceman and the lyrics to Spaceman are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Journey who came here looking just for the lyrics to Spaceman, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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