Story Behind The Song
This song was commissioned by director Kevin Kertscher for the film "Race to the Moon" currently airing on PBS, American Experience. The film is based on the story behind the Apollo 8 lunar mission.
The director requested that the music have a contemp
Song Description
The song needed to express the emotion contained in key scenes and function as the driving force behind a dramatic visual montage section of the film.
| Song Length |
2:46 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed, Affable |
Subject |
Stars, Planets, Space, Hope |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Petty, The Byrds |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Remember Me (Earth Rise)
Allison, Ramsay © 2005
Beyond the blue sky
Look for me somewhere in the stars tonight
Cause I'm holding by a thin blue line
Just to make it back to you in time
Remember me, remember me
See the earth rise for the very first time
The stars are in our eyes tonight
And no one's further away than I am today
And I'm heading for the morning light
Remember me
Hold me close to your heart
(there I am reflected)
For I am only a step away tonight
(if you can remember me)
And I'm holding by a thin blue line