Lyrics
Call back the cap com
Tick off the time bomb
Let felicity fly
Armor the air lock
Blanket the bed rock
And kiss the planet goodbye
Dear God, I was terribly lost
When the galaxies crossed
And the sun went dark
But dear God, You're the only North Star
I would follow this far
Da da da da da dada da
Fight back the flight deck
Bring on the break neck
Cue the solar eclipse
Summit the sunset
Dovetail the dragnet
And blow your backbone to bits
Dear God, I was terribly lost
When the galaxies crossed
And the sun went dark
But dear God, You're the only North Star
I would follow this far
Oh telescope
Keep an eye on my only hope
Lest I blink and get swept off the narrow road
Hercules, you've got nothing to say to me
'Cause you're not the blinding light that I need
For He is the saving grace of the galaxies (galaxies, galaxies, galaxies, galaxies)
He is the saving grace of the galaxies (galaxies)
Dear God, I was terribly lost
When the galaxies crossed
And the sun went dark
But dear God, You're the only North Star
I would follow this far
I would follow this far
(Through the galaxy)
Da da da da da dada da
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Meaning & Inspiration
Galaxies uses cosmic emergency imagery to describe spiritual disorientation and the search for a fixed guide. Explosions, eclipses, darkness, and endangered planets create a setting in which ordinary sources of security appear unreliable. Against that instability, the prayer repeatedly names God as the only North Star worth following. The contrast makes divine guidance the song’s center: even when the universe seems chaotic, hope remains attached to God rather than to spectacle or human strength.
The bridge sharpens that confession through images of a telescope, a narrow road, and a blinding light. These phrases cautiously recall biblical language about the difficult path that leads to life and Christ as light in darkness. Calling God the saving grace of the galaxies also places creation beneath divine care, an idea consistent with passages describing all things as created and held together through Christ. The result is a prayer for direction that joins personal rescue with a vast view of creation.
Related Scripture
- John 8:12 Jesus identifies himself as the light that leads out of darkness.
- Matthew 7:14 Jesus describes the narrow way that leads to life.
- Colossians 1:16-17 The passage says all things were created through Christ and hold together in him.