Lyrics to
Supersonic Rocket Ship

This version of Supersonic Rocket Ship was released by The Kinks in 1972.

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Let me take you on a little trip
My supersonic ship’s at your disposal
If you feel so inclined. Well alright.
We’re gonna travel faster than light
So do up your overcoat tight
And you’ll go anywhere you want to decide. Well alright.
Too many people side by side
Got no place to hide.

On my supersonic rocket ship
Nobody has to be hip
Nobody needs to be out of sight. Out of sight.
Nobody’s gonna travel second class
There’ll be equality
And no suppression of minorities. Well alright.
We’ll take this planet, shake it round
And turn it upside down.
My supersonic rocket ship.

It ain’t no magic, ain’t no lie,
You’ll laugh so loud you’ll cry.
Up and down, round and round
On my supersonic rocket ship.

Let me take you on a little trip
My supersonic ship’s at your disposal
If you feel so inclined. Well alright.
Nobody’s gonna travel second class
There’ll be equality
And no suppression of minorities. Well alright.
Let me take you on a little trip
On my supersonic rocket ship.

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About Lyrics and Supersonic Rocket Ship by The Kinks

The lyrics to Supersonic Rocket Ship are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Kinks in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Supersonic Rocket Ship are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Kinks and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Supersonic Rocket Ship back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Supersonic Rocket Ship by The Kinks in a number of ways. 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 Supersonic Rocket Ship" means the words set to the music of Supersonic Rocket Ship, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Kinks. 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 Supersonic Rocket Ship and the lyrics to Supersonic Rocket Ship are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Kinks who came here looking just for the lyrics to Supersonic Rocket Ship, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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