[Verse 1]
Somebody told me I'm crazy but I know I'm not
Dirt on my face but I'm still gonna work 'till I drop
Always heard that
You put your heart and soul in
And all your blood and bones then
Everyone's gonna forget that you weren't at the top
[Pre-Chorus]
But when you're on the bottom, oh, it feels like
All the stars are falling for someone else
It's hard to see tomorrow until it comes
With these ripped up dreams and holes in my pocket
I'm so high, see me fly like a rocket
[Chorus]
I'm burning my way through the atmosphere, I could go anywhere
And I know that it won't be long, yeah
I'm burning my way through the atmosphere, getting the hell out of here
'Cause I know that's where I belong
Yeah, I've been here all along
[Verse 2]
Somebody told me that over the moon was too far
But your feet never move from the Earth if you're scared of the dark
Always heard that
You'll get where you're going
Just keep your heart wide open
You're the only one who's keeping it locked
[Pre-Chorus]
But when you're on the bottom, oh, it feels like
All the stars are falling for someone else
It's hard to see tomorrow until it comes
With these ripped up dreams and holes in my pocket
I'm so high, see me fly like a rocket
[Chorus]
I'm burning my way through the atmosphere, I could go anywhere
And I know that it won't be long, yeah
I'm burning my way through the atmosphere, getting the hell out of here
'Cause I know that's where I belong
[Bridge]
You may say I'm stubborn, mm
Yeah, I get that a lot, oh
I'm human; that's my problem
I won't give up
On these ripped up dreams with holes in my pocket
I'm so high, see me fly like a rocket
[Chorus]
I'm burning my way through the atmosphere, I could go anywhere
(Yeah, I've been here all long)
I'm burning my way through the atmosphere, getting the hell out of here
'Cause I know that's where I belong
Yeah, I've been here all along
[Outro]
Been here
Yeah, I've been here all along
Been here
Yeah, I've been here all along
Been here
Yeah, I've been here all along (Been here all long)
(Been here all long, been here)
Yeah, I've been here all along
Been here
Yeah, I've been here all along
Been here
Atmosphere was written by Ben O’Leary & Matt Beachen & Sam Thomson & Shaan Singh & Ferras & Aaron Zuckerman.
Atmosphere was produced by Cory Enemy & Neil MacLeod & Drax Project.
Drax Project released Atmosphere on Fri Apr 28 2023.
We obviously had no idea what the world had in store for everyone when we wrote this song. After three years of a lot of peoples’ dreams being somewhat grounded, it feels like an optimistic world is coming back. It finally feels like the right time to release this song,
— via Rolling Stone
We had a great time making this video with Josh, Giulia and the team! Faltering flying Shaan was a really fun concept to execute, while also speaking to the theme of the song and the collective experience of the last few years.
— via Rolling Stone