Altaïr is the name of a blue star, it means « flying eagle » in Arab, the song deals with a lonely space traveller, talking with an imaginary friend named « Tido » he had to leave The Earth finally destroyed by the human kind.
Altaïr was also the name of the American space mission to go back on the moon in 2020, the mission was abandoned to focus on planet Mars.
lyrics
In the back of my machine,
When I look upon the Earth…
I feel afraid, lost at sea
And the stars don’t look so friendly.
Be alone in the space
Is not as cool as in the movies.
What are you gonna do ?
I’ll play the bongo, bongo, bongo Tido
Hit the bongo, bongo, bongo, Tido
To Altaïr, iaeyehe!
Our Generation kids were fucking insane,
It’s like cities, brands, TV, fashion all look the same.
While the Earth collapsed we were stuck on the screens,
Rotted brains my friend no longer can dream.
What are you gonna do ?
I’ll play the bongo, bongo, bongo Tido
Hit the bongo, bongo, bongo, Tido
To Altaïr, iaeyehe!
credits
from Baïkonour - EP,
released June 23, 2017
Music by Camel Power Club
Recorded & Mixed by Leonard Bremond
Mastering by Alexis Bardinet