At This Velocity

Okay

We were safe, now we're paralyzed

Suspended in flight

At this speed it makes no difference

Where I start and where I end

Or if we're sitting in an emergency aisle



Our names are X and N

We have no value in these calculations



Placed on a plane, pointed straight down

Traveling at 500 feet per second

5000 feet from the ground



How long will it take us to hit

How fast will we start the disintegration

Don't die now, just keep moving

Don't die now, just keep moving

How long will it take us to hit

How fast will we start the disintegration



We could be safe here forever

Floating in the clean blue air

Somewhere between the sun that gives us light and the ground that puts it out



And we'll kneel in the aisles

Press our hands together and close our eyes

Speak these words so softly

To the black box, and it goes:

Mother, father can you hear this?

I want to thank you for all of your sweetness