Laika from Adrift by La Overtoner

Your fame caught the world by surprise, a satellite
Pioneer on a one way mission, gone fishin’
Everyone thought you’d return alive, by moonlight
Stray dog from the streets of Moscow

In ’57, they broke the heavens
In ’58, we charged the gate
In ’59, they took it as a sign
And Luna 2 crashed on the surface of the moon

The first one to orbit the Earth, a lunar birth
How many hours did you wait, a sad fate
All the letters to cheer you on, for rocket launch
Burned up in the atmosphere, in half a year

In ’61, Yuri took the first run
In ’62, John Glenn made the orbit news
In ’63, Valentina was first lady
But none of them carried the weight
Of the universe and fate
But Laika in outer space

• Alternative
• folk rock
• shoegaze
• singer-songwriter
• Virginville