Blanket on the Moon

So they left me sitting here I saw them talking with themselves About the way, about the way That I would hopefully be found Then they crouched down nice and low And they whispered in my ear About the land, about the land That would have me in the end My mother whispered to me again "Goodbye, my love This is where I disappear Remember to drink and eat Make your transmissions religiously And the ship will come for you I swear Just keep your blanket on the moon" She said "The earth is right there A mere light-second away And the humans all look up In the most peculiar way" With that, she brushed the moondust off And turned to hide her tears "Are you coming back?" I asked She said "It could be years" That I should get some rest She tucked me in for the last time As her heart broke in her chest "Bye, my love This is where I disappear Remember to drink and eat Make your transmissions religiously And the ship will come for you I swear Just keep your blanket on the moon A better life awaits you" And I'll be right there As you're shacked up against the moon And I'll be right there I'll be your blanket on the moon The day the earth ship came I was thrilled to see the light And I waved with all of my heart To show the humans I was alright But as the ship got closer it wasn't the kid that lands More the kind that comes from an air missile defense Just as I felt the first shock From the supersonic front I was catapulted into space By the exothermic guns And I hope to find someone soon Someone who won't destroy the moon And all of my wounds are cauterized No xenophobic enterprise And I'll be right there When you're shacked up against the moon And I'll be right there And now I'm reaching out again I'm reaching out again I'm reaching out for Someone to help me down And I'm reaching out again I'm reaching out again For someone to help me out I'm reaching out again I'm reaching out again I'm reaching for someone to help me down I'm reaching out again I'm reaching out again And I hope to find someone soon Someone who won't destroy the moon And all of my wounds are cauterized No xenophobic enterprise And I'll be right there When you're shacked up against the moon And I'll be right there And I'll be right there I'll be only once removed And I'll be right there Last thing I remember I grabbed onto a microsphere And I must have been talking in my sleep To all those who could hear 'Cause I woke up in mid conversation With these little critters in formal dress And they motioned for me to come As though I'd already said yes Said I was lucky to be alive Did not think anything survived "Goodbye, my love This is where I disappear Remember to drink and eat Make your transmissions religiously And the ship will come for you I swear Just keep your blanket on the moon A better life awaits you soon"