Back in 95 
little boy from just outside of London 
Took a fated trip across the ocean 
And little did he know 
That he would find 
His voice in verse and [bad word] 
Making wishes on his broken stereo 
Can't shake that noise from his bones 
Hear it all play out in distant echoes 

So 
Long 
Soldier  [bad word] Controller 
Satellite Trajectory 
Guide us into reverie  [bad word] down 
To voice a generation 

Late 2005 
The boys got plans 
As crazy as his friends 
They take their chances 
Driving west alone 
Give em' six more years 
And see what time will do 
For Hopeless Dreamers 
Singing wishes 
To their broken stereo 

You can't shake the noise 
From their bones 
Hear it all play out 
In Distant Echoes 
So Long Soldier  [bad word] Controller 
Satellite Trajectory 
Guide us into reverie  [bad word] down 
To voice a generation 

So 
Long 
Soldier  [bad word] 
Controller 
Satellite Trajectory 
Guide us into reverie  [bad word] down 
To voice a generation...