Race For The Prize

             The theme of the song is to illustrate the risks taken in the space race. We can understand that it is about the space race when the song repeatedly talks about the two scientists. Directly when it states, "upwards to the vanguard." We have evidence from the song that it is talking about the universe beyond our atmosphere. The sing portrays the importance ff the space race by repeating, "Theirs is to win, if it kills them, They're just humans, with wives and children." This proves the risks that were taken during the space race, and that the astronauts were knowingly risking all that they had. The theme of the song was tied to the ultimate goal of reaching space.