Dave Bowman (original song)

© 2026 Mark A. Sengenberger, music and lyrics Tools worked with -- Music: Suno V6 Photo: OpenAI Effects and captions: Vizzy.io Lyrics: [Verse 1] Forty three years since that awful day Looking up at Jupiter so far away You loved the film with the monolith in black When he flew right in and never came back You didn’t live to see the sequel made Or heard what Dave Bowman came back to say That whatever comes next when the countdown ends Will be something wonderful, when it transcends [Chorus] And standing on the shoulders of all that came before I see the blackness, but you see so much more Dad, you’re my Dave Bowman, lost in the deep A child of the cosmos that I cannot keep And maybe when my time comes to have a son A prayer that’s answered before it’s begun I’ll imagine you there to watch him come to be And that’s something wonderful enough for me [Verse 2] I know so much more about the planets and space Than you ever got to in your time and your place The younger generation have more keys to more doors Watching gas giants from their rocky shores I don't expect to fathom what the sequel holds When the final reel of my soul unfolds I'll have everything to learn, brand new eyes to see Unlearning all the gravity holding me [Chorus] And standing on the shoulders of all that came before I see the blackness, but you see so much more Dad, you’re my Dave Bowman, lost in the deep A child of the cosmos that I cannot keep And maybe when my time comes to meet you there A cosmic babe that’d know that smile anywhere I’ll think of my son back on Earth, my legacy And that’s something wonderful enough for me [Bridge] [Warm acoustic strumming, gentle vocal swell] Into the monolith, full of stars Past the silent sky and the red of Mars I don't need the answers cleared up in full Just your quiet drift and its loving pull [Outro] Something wonderful... Just a little bit of you in the dark... Something wonderful for me. [Soft acoustic fadeout, lingering room reverb]