Ad Astra Per Aspera

from Ad Astra by Shevy Smith

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Ad Astra Per Aspera

I am a man, I am not a machine
sometimes the world treats my back
like its a balance beam
Sometimes I wanna collapse, sometimes I wanna create
a world with all of this joy- a world with none of this weight
that defines me, you remind me

Ad astra per aspera
to the stars to the stars we are going
ad astra per aspera
baby don’t give up don’t give in now
ad astra per aspera
to the stars to the stars we are going
ad astra per aspera
even when we don’t know how

I once had helium dreams but time has filled them with lead
I live for weeks at a time
all up inside of my head
but then you pull me in close say its part of the design
and that it always works out all of the time
if you say so, I’ll believe you

Ad astra per aspera
to the stars to the stars we are going
ad astra per aspera
baby don’t give up don’t give in now
ad astra per aspera
to the stars to the stars we are going
ad astra per aspera
even when we don’t know how

Take me, take me to the water’s edge
make me stop all my pretending
tell me stories of the years ahead
and kiss me like the world is ending

Ad astra per aspera
to the stars to the stars we are going
ad astra per aspera
baby don’t give up don’t give in now
ad astra per aspera
to the stars to the stars we are going
ad astra per aspera
even when we don’t know how

written by Shevy Smith

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from Ad Astra, released May 1, 2012
Written by Shevy Smith
Produced and Mixed by Mike Bucher
All instruments by Mike Bucher and Shevy Smith

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