A Crash K.O. original (circa 1987) recorded live on a Fostex 4-track at Destiny Lighting in Las Vegas, NV; features: Fred Jepson - vocals, Scott Murphy - guitar, Sammy Campagna - bass, and Kurt Ohnesorge - drums.
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F. Jepson / S. Murphy / S. Campagna / K. Ohnesorge
Uploaded
February 02, 2011
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.4 MB • 128 kbps • 3:40
Story behind the song
A tribute to the space shuttle Challenger (STS-51-L) and its seven brave crewmembers, lost January 28th, 1986.
Lyrics
There's a fire in the sky and the fire in our eyes
Has been dimmed by a falling star
Look upon the Phoenix and rememb'r it well my friend
The pyre that claimed it can't compare
To the fire that burned within
Seldom again is the hero's end
The man who dies for Man
Giving their lives to open up our eyes
Nineteen years and a day
I guess it had to be this way
Pause to wipe the tears from your eyes then push on
Dearly bought is the open door
A different sea and thus a different shore
Remember the journey of the Five-and-Score
Giving their all 'til they could give no more
Nineteen years and a day
I guess it had to be this way
Pause to wipe the tears from your eyes then push on
In the face of Mother Mystery's wrath
For those who died to lay the path
I must follow it if I can
