We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Mars Christmas

from Dark Matter by Dark Matter

/

about

This was the first song I ever recorded in the studio, fun fact. A song about an astronaut who is stranded on Mars on Christmas Eve.

lyrics

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all ‘cross the planet
Not a creature was stirring on the red dust and granite
Or so it appeared as I flew overhead
In my small spaceship over the surface so red

While the admirals at home were partying ‘round
I had to fly my ship over the endless red ground
Of the planet so far, the glowing red star
Our closest neighbor, the planet of Mars

This is how I spent most of Christmas Eve
On the planet of Mars that I wanted to leave
That’s what I thought until I saw the glow
Of something very strange on the planet below

I landed my ship and looked around
For miles and miles, I stared at the ground
Looking for a sign, some footprints or such
But what I did find, well, it wasn’t much

It was just a hint of some reddish fur
I didn’t know why, but it made me say, “Brr!”
It was suddenly cold, so I went back to my ship
Maybe flying over Mars wasn’t such a bad trip

But think of my surprise when the engine wouldn’t start
I’d lost sensors, too, and the galaxy chart
And no wonder, I was out of gas
I was stuck there on Mars, and I had to think fast

I tried to call headquarters, Mission Control
To contact the others was my goal
But of course, I was out of range, and it wouldn’t work
I was stuck there for good, and I felt like a jerk

Eleven at night, and I could see the moons
Phobos and Deimos floating by; soon
It was nearing midnight, and I knew I’d be stuck
On that dreaded red planet, and I needed some luck

It was right about then, that’s when I heard
A jingle of bells; now, that’s just absurd
For bells don’t exist on this place of cruel fate
But just to be sure, I’ll investigate

What I saw at first, I couldn’t believe
Another spacecraft, and I boarded to leave
When I heard a deep voice, and my spleen did a flip
“Just what do you think you’re doing to my ship?”

I turned around to see a big man
In a big red spacesuit, and
He seemed to have a long white beard
I can say it looked pretty weird

Now I said, “Look, man, please don’t get mad
But I’m in a situation that’s pretty bad
I’m from Earth, you see, and I fly the stars
And I’m looking for life on this planet of Mars
I’m out of gas, my charts are broke
When I tried calling Earth—” And again he spoke:
“If you’re really in that much of a snit,
Why don’t you just calm down a bit?”

And then he winked, a flash of light
And him and spaceship were out of site
Now I knew there was some kind of catch
A Christmas miracle happened in that flash

I ran to my ship, and it was full of gas
I took off and put it in warp to go fast
And then I said, as the planet faded from sight
“Merry Christmas to all, and always keep your gas can filled tight!”

credits

from Dark Matter, released February 18, 2013
Hunter Bruton: Vocals, keyboard

Engineered by Doug Campbell
Recorded at Doug Campbell's house

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Dark Matter image

Dark Matter Charlottesville, Virginia

DAЯK MATTEЯ is the musical brainchild of lead vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Hunter Bruton. Originally with a comedy-piano rock sound, DAЯK MATTEЯ has moved to a blend of progressive rock, glam metal, and new wave, toned by Bruton's quirky lyricism. ... more

contact / help

Contact Dark Matter

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Dark Matter, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring interviews with LA music scene pillar Kamasi Washington, and new London-based duo Mrcy.

listen now