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Rocketship

by Joel Eckels

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Sometimes you need space to get back to yourself and the ones you love. Sometimes you need to go to the back of the moon to find the meaning and importance of the things that are normally right in front of you.

I took some extra inspiration for the metaphor from a story I read about Astronauts on 1969’s Apollo 10 mission that heard strange “music” while passing over the far side of the moon, where communication with Earth is cut off.

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ROCKETSHIP

Get me a rocket ship
I might need it
Got to get out of here
I call it how I feel it
It’s not a sign,
No, it’s not a waste
It’s not a dig on your need to be chased
It’s not anything to make you afraid
I’m not running away

This is not an excuse, I’m just lookin for a tune
They say they heard a song on the back of the moon
Gonna come home, gonna sing it to you
I’m lookin for a song on the back of the moon

Counting down til take off
Believe me that there’s nothin wrong
See it any way you want
Hope you’ll miss me when I’m gone
If you can’t relate to my dream of space
Sure seems clear in that look on your face
If there’s anything that gives you away
It’s your lack of faith

This is not an excuse, I’m just lookin for a tune
They say they heard a song on the back of the moon
Gonna come home, gonna sing it to you
I’m lookin for a song on the back of the moon

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released April 2, 2021
music and lyrics by Joel Eckels
Produced by Joel Eckels
Mixed by Joel Eckels and Wes Poland
Mastered by Clay Blair at Boulevard Recording Hollywood

Joel Eckels - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Mellotron
Tamir Barzilay - Drums

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Joel Eckels Los Angeles, California

Influenced by the soulful songwriting of his mentor Bill Withers, the Rock & Roll swagger of Led Zeppelin, and the honest raw style of Neil Young, Joel Eckels is an L.A. based Singer-Songwriter & Producer.

Currently based in the storied Laurel Canyon area of Los Angeles, Joel is channeling his life’s journey into preserving the magic, nuance, and importance of the live music experience.
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