[Instrumental Intro: Snare Roll, Tremolo Guitar, Brass Swell, Organ Chords]<\/p>\n
[Spoken Intro]
\n“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things,
\nnot because they are easy,
\nbut because they are hard”
\n[Low Drone, Heartbeat Percussion]
\n[Build: Synth Arpeggio Rising]<\/p>\n
September sky
\nTo the moon… gonna try
\nThough success is unsure
\nLooking toward the future<\/p>\n
We know…
\nTo choose to go
\nNot because it\u2019s easy
\nNot because it\u2019s safe
\nBut because it\u2019s hard<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Build: Marching Drums, Rising Strings, Electric Guitar]<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nSmoke in the air from the launchpad flame
\nEvery generation wants to leave its name
\nDreamers and engineers working through the night
\nTrying to turn the dark into light<\/p>\n
Blueprints scattered across the floor
\nLooking for a world we\u2019ve never seen before
\nSteel and fire, sweat and wings
\nAll because of impossible things<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nEvery step begins with doubt
\nEvery whisper turns into a shout
\nEvery road is rough before it sings
\nThat\u2019s why we do the other things<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nLet’s go to the moon
\n(And do the other things)
\nOur time must be coming soon…
\n(See what tomorrow brings)
\nLet’s climb higher than we\u2019ve ever been
\n(Open the sky and let the future in)
\nLet’s go to the moon
\n(And do the other things)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Break: Guitar Lead, Brass Hits, Driving Bass]<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nKids in the backyard staring at the stars
\nDreaming beyond the fences and the cars
\nOne day they\u2019ll build what we can\u2019t yet see
\nA bridge from the earth to eternity<\/p>\n
New machines and satellites
\nSignals in the endless night
\nScience moving mountain chains
\nThrough all the losses and the gains<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nEvery answer starts unknown
\nEvery empire starts with stone
\nEvery bell before it rings
\nHas to do the other things<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nLet’s go to the moon
\n(And do the other things)
\nOur time must be coming soon…
\n(See what tomorrow brings)
\nLet’s chase the edge of what can be
\nTurn our fears into discovery
\nLet’s go to the moon
\n(And do the other things)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nNot because it\u2019s easy
\nNot because it\u2019s near
\nBut because the hardest roads
\nAre the reason we are here<\/p>\n
To build
\nTo learn
\nTo rise
\nTo reach
\nTo teach<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Bridge: Spacey Synth, Echo Guitar, Rolling Toms]<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nLet’s go to the moon
\n(And do the other things)
\nOur time must be coming soon…
\n(See what tomorrow brings)
\nLet’s leave the shadows far behind
\n(Put one more dream into mankind)
\nLet’s go to the moon
\n(And do the other things)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\n[low Organ, Fading Guitar Harmonics]
\nDo the hard things
\nDo the brave things
\nDo the other things
\nSee what adventure brings<\/p>\n
About the Song
\nThe quote, “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard,” was delivered by President John F. Kennedy at Rice University on September 12, 1962. It aimed to inspire the nation to lead in space exploration, technology, and science. <\/p>\n