Inspired by true events. Yours to share.
This free track is based on the daring, near-fatal 19th-century balloon ascent of Henry Coxwell and James Glaisher—two pioneers who reached for the skies and almost didn’t return.
🎥 Inspired by Simon Clark’s video, “The Sky Sailors Who (Nearly) Changed History.”
With lyrics that echo their awe, struggle, and survival, Do Try Then captures the icy beauty and risk of their flight through the upper atmosphere.
🎧 Listen now:
👉 https://morscience.bandcamp.com/track/do-try-then-ballad-of-coxwell-glaisher-free-to-use-moribund-institute
Use it freely in your own creative work—videos, podcasts, short films, or classrooms—and let us know how you use it!
🎼 Lyrics Preview:
(Verse 1 – The Ascent Begins)
From Wolverhampton’s fields of green,
They rose where none had ever been.
A Mammoth born of silk and fire,
To chase the sky and climb still higher...
👉 Full lyrics in the post.
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