Major Tom (Coming Home) (German Version) Lyrics
Peter Schilling
Lyrics
Standing there alone
The ship is waiting
All systems are go
Are you sure?
Control is not convinced
But the computer
Has the evidence
no need to abort
The countdown starts
Watching in a trance
The crew is certain
Nothing left to chance
All is working
Trying to relax
Up in the capsule
send me up a drink
Jokes major tom
The count goes on
Earth below us
Drifting falling
Floating weightless
Calling calling home...
Second stage is cut
We're now in orbit
Stabilizers up
Runnning perfect
Starting to collect
Requested data
What will it effect
When all is done
Thinks major tom
Back at ground control
There is a problem
Go to rockets full
Not responding
hello major tom
Are you receiving
Turn the thrusters on
We're standing by
There's no reply
Earth below us
Drifting falling
Floating weightless
Calling calling home...
Across the stratosphere
A final message
give my wife my love
Then nothing more
Far beneath the ship
The world is mourning
They don't realize
He's alive
No one understands
But major tom sees
Now the life commands
This is my home
I'm coming home
Earth below us
Drifting falling
Floating weightless
Coming home...
Earth below us
Drifting falling
Floating weightless
Coming home...
Earth below us
Drifting falling
Floating weightless
Coming coming home...
Home...
Song & Lyrics Facts
Peter Schilling's "Major Tom (Coming Home)" is a German-language remake of the classic rock song by David Bowie. It was released as a single from Schilling's 1983 album Error in the System, with music and lyrics written by Peter Schilling himself.
The song features a synthesizer-led instrumental arrangement and tells the story of Major Tom, an astronaut who has lost contact with Earth and is coming home to his planet. The lyrics are full of imagery, exploring themes of alienation, loneliness, and hope for redemption. The song became one of Schilling’s biggest hits in Germany, topping the singles chart there in 1983. Its success also led to it being covered by various other artists over the years.