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Your Rocket Awaits

by Jeff McCaskill

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Like so many others, I was devastated to learn that David Bowie had passed. He mastered so many genres of music, and crafted several groundbreaking personae along the way, including Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, and The Man Who Fell To Earth, to name a few.

While so many artists seemed content to raise a finger to determine which way musical tastes were blowing, Bowie was always a step ahead, charting an unknown course and dancing to the beat of his own drum. Though some of his artistic forays were commercial failures, all of them were on the bleeding edge of musical expression and had immeasurable impact on the entire industry. His like will never come this way again, and he is sorely missed. Godspeed, Mr. Bowie, Godspeed.

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Your Rocket Awaits
Words & Music © 2016
Jeffrey E. McCaskill
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Mr. Bowie, to the boarding ramp,
Your ship is set to go
And where it takes you I can't guess
But you must surely know.

You sang and danced your way through life
And into all our hearts
I wonder how we'll fare without
Your vision and your art.

Your homage to the astronauts
Has now been sung in space
A fitting anthem for you now
As you depart this place.

It's said that we're all stardust
And to stardust we'll return
No sad goodbyes are called for then
We'll watch your rocket burn.

And trust it carries you somewhere
Your soul has longed to see
I hope that when my time, it comes,
You'll set a course for me.

'Cause you would make the finest guide
For what's in store out there
I'd love to sit and talk awhile
Imagine what we'd share.

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released January 22, 2016

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Jeff McCaskill Vancouver, British Columbia

I was introduced to a wide variety of music as a child. It informed my soul, and inspired me to take up the guitar when I was eight. My life, loves, and livelihood have taken me around the globe and back again, but the pristine waters and rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest kept calling my name until i could resist no longer. Here, with my lovely Tamara, I have truly found my home. ... more

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