I’m Falling is a love note to the song Space Oddity. 

Can you grow up loving a song?  Can life have a soundtrack?

Much of my childhood accompanied Bowie’s song Space Oddity. I believed in a world of space flight and science fiction whose evolved astronauts had the freedom to not be precisely defined.    In the song I’m Falling, I replay a space explorer’s uncertain descent.  I may not have the stars, but love is always worth falling for.

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I’m Falling (words and music by Sean Riley)

I’m Falling
Secure up here in my orbit. 
Hermetically sealed warm and dry.
I’m Safe from the blackness 
If I go outside, I’ll die

Then you signal from ground control
I hear you loud and clear
I’m falling
I’m falling
For you

I activate braking thrusters
Beginning decent reducing speed
Temperature is rising
I’ve lost communication feed
I’m flying hot in the blind
I think my ship is on fire 

I’m falling
I’m falling
For you

My parachute is holding me
Now I’m on a wave in the sea
I’m falling
I’m falling
For you