Elton John
Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future) lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:30
Can you tell me how old Dan might have done it
If he'd been here now? Holy cow
My stars might have been read on the planet Mars
'Cause I don't have foresight to see
If we still be together in the twenty first
In the twenty first century, out and gone
He's our flyin' ace, pilot of the future
In an endless space, holy cow
My eyes never saw a rocket that was quite that size
'Cause I don't have the energy
To be cat and mouse for the champions
For the champions of destiny, oh no
So long Captain Dan
I fail to see what motivates your hands
Goodbye restless night
You know I loved Dan Dare
But I couldn't make his flight
So long, so long, yeah
Dan Dare doesn't know it
He doesn't know it, he doesn't know it
But I liked the Mekon
So long Captain Dan
I fail to see what motivates your hands
Goodbye restless night
You know I loved Dan Dare
But I couldn't make his flight
So long, so long
Dan Dare doesn't know it (no, he doesn't know it)
He doesn't know it (he doesn't know it)
He doesn't know it (he doesn't know it)
But I liked the Mekon
Dan Dare doesn't know it (no, he doesn't know it)
He doesn't know it (he doesn't know it)
He doesn't know it (he doesn't know it)
But I liked the Mekon
Dan Dare doesn't know it (no, he doesn't know it)
Doesn't know it (doesn't know it)
Doesn't know it (doesn't know it)
But I liked the Mekon
Dan Dare doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it
But I liked the Mekon
Dan Dare doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it
Dan Dare doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it
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Key vocabulary
- dan
- unit of hardness level
- done
- finished
- he'd
- he had; he would
- holy
- very sacredB2
- planet
- large object in spaceA2
- mars
- ruin; damage
- cause
- make happenA2
- foresight
- ability to predict
- century
- 100 yearsA2
- flyin
- informal: flying
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About this song
Elton John is an English singer-songwriter and pianist known for his role in pop rock and piano-driven glam rock. He became famous for the songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin and for a career that produced major chart hits and award-winning performances.