¿Qué tendrá el planeta rojo, para que la literatura y la música le hayan dedicado tantas letras? Bowie tituló una de sus canciones con el nombre del dios romano de la guerra, y al escritor y científico británico Arthur C. Clarke, más conocido por obras como 2001:Una odisea en el espacio, le sirvió de inspiración en Transit of Earth y Venus Prime 3.
Y entonces llega Fredrika, parisina de adopción, de origen sueco, que nos propone un viaje espacial a Marte, que venía acompañado del brillo de estrellas que perseguía al Nissan Yuke en uno de sus últimos anuncios televisivos.
Stahl debutó con A Fraction of You en 2006 con aires de folk-pop y canciones en inglés y francés. Aunque su estilo algunos años después, más tendente al jazz, la llevó a publicar Tributaries (2008) y Sweep me away (2010), donde encontramos este Rocket trip to Mars.
Y como viajar nos gusta y Marte puede ser un lugar para perderse e imaginar como han hecho tantos, nos subimos al cohete de Fredrika y nos dejamos llevar.
I'm far away I took a rocket trip to mars
I flew away 'cause life on earth was too harsh on me
When you were around, I found life moved along on a breeze
Then you went away and the air turned thick and hard to breathe
I'm far away I'm floating high above it all
I flew away 'cause from up here all seems so small, so plain
I walked on the moon but too soon I couldn't stand the view
I turned to the sun and the stars and the ocean down on you
And I know that I fooled around
I was wrong but I can't go back in time
And I know that you would do the same
Same rules for both parts of the game
We played with the cards, we broke our hearts
We played with the cards, we broke our hearts
I'm far away I took a rocket trip to mars
I flew away left all behind except some scars from you
Only high up here I can give my foggy minds some peace
But deep down I fear the day the dream of us will cease
And give my mind some peace
And I know that I fooled around
I was wrong but I can't go back in time
And I know that you would do the same
Same rules for both parts of the game
We played with the cards, we broke our hearts
We played with the cards, we broke
You left me alone in this world
You left me alone in this world
I flew away, I flew away far
Entre toi et moi c'est cassé
Plus rien n'ira
And I know that I fooled around
I was wrong but I can't go back in time
But I know that you would do the same
Same rules for both parts of the game
We played with the cards, we broke our hearts
We played with the cards, we broke
And I know that I fooled around
I was wrong but I can't go back in time
And I know that you would do the same
Same rules for both parts of the game
We played with the cards, we broke our hearts
We played with the cards, we broke