Rocket Man (I Think it's Going to Be a Long, Long

Elton John

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She packed my bags last night preflight, zero hour, nine A. M. And I'm gonna be high ... as a kite by then I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife, It's lonely out in space On such a time ... less flight   And I think it's gonna be a long, long time Till touchdown brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home, oh, no, no, no I'm a Rocket man, Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone    And I think it's gonna be a long, long time Till touchdown brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home, oh, no, no, no I'm a Rocket man, Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone    Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids, in fact, it's cold as hell And there's no one there to raise them if you did And all this science, I don't understand, it's just my job five days a week A Rocket man ... Rocket man      And I think it's gonna be a long, long time Till touchdown brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home, oh, no, no, no I'm a Rocket man, Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone    And I think it's gonna be a long, long time Till touchdown brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home, oh, no, no, no I'm a Rocket man, Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone    And I think it's gonna be a long, long time ...

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La chanson évoque le sentiment de solitude et de nostalgie d'un homme qui part dans l'espace et laisse derrière lui sa famille et sa terre natale. Il ressent un profond manque de sa vie quotidienne et de ses proches, réalisant qu'il n'est pas le même homme dans cet environnement distant et froid. Chaque jour de mission devient un rappel de sa vie d'avant, renforçant l'idée qu'un long chemin l'attend avant de retrouver une semblable normalité. Le personnage se sent incompris, comme s'il était piégé entre deux mondes, celui de l'espace et celui de son foyer.