Key: A5 Verse 1: A5 E5 D5 I'm alone above the atmosphere A5 E5 And no one looking up can find me here F#5 D5 Cause I can close my eyes, and disappear A5 E5 D5 When I climb the stairs to watch the sun A5 E5 Above station walls, the colors run F#5 D5 To fill the swimming pool when I am done E5 F#5 A5 D5 E5 I am the captain of an oil tanker that travels through your veins Verse 2: A5 E5 D5 When the satellites hang all around A5 E5 And I can finally hear the lovely sound F#5 D5 When all the engines in the backroom die down A5 E5 D5 All the airships move across the sky A5 E5 And my equipment just keeps standing by F#5 D5 The planets glow and intensify E5 F#5 A5 D5 E5 I am the pilot of a cargo airplane that travels through your veins Chorus 1: B5 A5 E5 When you are lying half asleep in your room B5 A5 E5 Unaware if it is midnight or afternoon B5 A5 E5 Because the water doesn't flood the stairwell B5 A5 E5 It could be raining but then you can never tell B5 A5 E5 If you're alone in this awful downpour B5 A5 E5 Then struggle free and paddle out the cellar door Verse 3 (as verses 1 & 2) In the evening light the boulevard Conceals the night with disregard For all the workers in a west coast ship yard When I rearrange the silverware And re-install the lights and captian's chair I'll lift the ceiling off to breathe the ocean air I am the engineer of forty freight trains that travels through your veins Chorus 2: B5 A5 E5 When you are lying half asleep in your room B5 A5 E5 Unaware if it is midnight or afternoon B5 A5 E5 Because the water doesn't flood the stairwell B5 A5 E5 It could be raining but then you can never tell B5 A5 E5 If you're awake in this awful downpour B5 A5 E5 Then struggle free and paddle out the cellar door B5 A5 E5 F#5 When you are swimming in Miami at night B5 A5 E5 And all around you are the traffic and city lights Ending: A5 , E5 , D5