Shortly after my Blue Origin spaceflight in 2021, I attended a songwriting retreat that I had been planning to attend. I’d been in this science land with engineering and technical conversations, and then suddenly arrived at a songwriting retreat to join a circle of people sitting on the grass holding hands. It was a major shift in energy, and quite jarring, but really brought me back down to Earth. I made some new friends and co-wrote a few songs, and it was a lot of fun.
Fast forward a few months, and two of the retreat attendees, Adrian and Lucia, reached out saying they had been inspired to write a song after hearing about my flight. They presented a rough draft for “Zero Gravity” on a zoom call and it blew my mind. It was like they had gotten inside my mind and understood not only my experience, but had also channeled the bigger picture. They were able to articulate what my loved ones must have felt watching me fly up to space while they could only stay behind. Over the next few months we wrote the rest of the song together, refined the lyrics, and I set about recording my version of it.
So, today, I am proud to announce “Zero Gravity,” my 2nd single of my upcoming EP! 🚀 To go along with it, I also have a new music video, picking up from where I was left hanging in space in the first video, “The Great Unknown”.
The new music video was once again produced by Maximum Flavor Media. It seamlessly integrates more unseen video from my Blue Origin space flight with my amazing crewmates Audrey, Glen, and Bill, alongside new footage that explores the challenges of asking your loved ones to stand by you as you risk everything to live your dream.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in this project. I hope you all enjoy it!
Stills from the Zero Gravity music video
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“Zero Gravity ” Lyrics
Written by Lucia Comnes, Adrian Essiet, and Chris Boshuizen
Looking through the window at shades of blue,
hurtling so fast through the unknown
Honey, there’s a light I left behind for you
to shine up here and guide this spaceship home
Oh whoa!
High or terrified?
Ultra violet memory has eclipsed my life
Far away from home
In zero gravity
Weightless in a bottle
In zero gravity
Is it worth the price or is it absolute insanity
Living out my fantasies out here in zero gravity?
A million miles away!
A million miles away!
A million miles away!
A million miles away!
Every precious heart that I have ever felt
Beats under the Earth’s sapphire hue
One day we might travel to stars beyond
But first I gotta find my way back to you
Oh whoa!
Wide-eyed petrified,
every second goes by at the speed of light
Far away from home
In zero gravity
Weightless in a bottle
In zero gravity
Is it worth the price or is it absolute insanity
Living out my fantasies out here in zero gravity?
A million miles away!
A million miles away
I take a breath and I count to five
I’m past the point of no return. And I!
I’ve left a part of me behind,
Forever changed by what I’ve learned
Forever changed by what I’ve seen!
Far away from home
In zero gravity
Weightless in a bottle
Here in zero gravity
Is it worth the price or is it absolute insanity
Living out my fantasies out here in zero gravity?
A million miles away!
A million miles away!
A million miles away!
A million miles away!
A million miles away!