Pushing the Speed of Light by Jordan Kare 

The thing you need to know about Jordin is that he actually was a 'rocket scientist' working on the space program. It's the first thing about him when you type his name into Google. He was a great guy, and the man who introduced me to filk, way back in 1979.

This feels like my experience in manufacturing. I've always been a lonely soul, so I turned to hard work, and the pursuit of good pay to keep my mind off of it. "And your gets tied to the humming drive."

this is my favorite take of this song

I really liked this slower take. Not at all how I expected.

Absolutely amazing music. Brilliant performance. Super. Watching here. Well done. Thank you very much. I wish you true love and a long happy life.

This is one of my favorite filk songs. Sad for the lack of the final verse, but wonderful.

I normally do this on a 12-string, strummed, and a lot faster. I like this slower interpretation. Here are the Lyrics I have: Pushing the Speed of Light Jordin Kare Am G C G Now the big ships fly to a hundred suns Am G Am By pushing the speed of light Am G C G And they want good men for the deep space runs C G Am Pushin' the speed of light C G And the pay is good and you're young and strong C G C G And you tell yourself that it won't be long Am C G E So you sign on board near the drive's deep song Am G Am Pushin' the speed of light C G Am Pushin' the speed of light F C G E And you've left behind you the world of men F C G E With no way in space to go home again Am G Am When you're pushing the speed of light C G Am Pushin' the speed of light. Now it's two months out and its two months back When you're pushin' the speed of light; Twenty years on your homeworld's track pushin' the speed of light And your friends are gone and your lovers too And there's damn all left that you can do And you try to lie but you know it's true. Pushin' the speed of light Pushin' the speed of light. So you sign back on for another run, Of pushin' the speed of light And you swear to god that your pushin's done Pushin' the speed of light But that one run turns into four or five And your heart beats time to the hummin' drive And there's nothing left keeps you alive But pushin' the speed of light Pushin' the speed of light. Now you've spread your seed with the stardrive's flame By pushin' the speed of light. Left sons behind you to carry your name Pushin' the speed of light. And you watch them mate and you watch them die As you race the light written across the sky And the gods are silent when you ask them why Pushin' the speed of light Pushin' the speed of light. Now the speed of C, is a wall they say When you’re pushin' the speed of light That cuts you off from yesterday Pushin' the speed of light. But you know someday you're go'na win that race And fly back the years to your starting place And you'll stay a while before your back in space. Pushin' the speed of light Pushin' the speed of light. And you've left behind you the world of men With no way in hell to go home again When you're pushin' the speed of light Pushin' the speed of light...

Pure brilliance! Great song and performance! Kool video effects!

Found you through Reddit, great work!

Total treattttt !!!!!!!!!!!!! ⚡⚡⚡✨

Could you do another version with the complete lyrics, as the final verse is significant to the whole song?

FYI, it's actually by Jordin Kare.

Hahaha I like this

Um... Pushing the Speed of light is by Jordin Kare. Julia and Anne recorded it, but Jordin wrote it. Been in my songbook for years.