Subject: Science Fiction
THE SIGHTINGS
"I saw a disk up in the air,
A silver disk that wasn't there
Two more weren't there again today
Oh how I wish they'ed go away"
The hunting season is here
The predators are all decked-out
Full of gear, they're sure and stout
And on the look out for deer
They spot their prey and take aim
When suddenly a blinding light
Shot down from an unknown height
They never were quite the same
chorus:
Are they from a different world?
Are they from our own?
Are we afraid to face the fact
We're totally alone?
Do we share ancestral ties?
Do we intertwine?
Do they have fears making contact
Might change the course of time?
The pilot was on patrol
When something broke the neutral zone
In a roll, a silver drone
And under unknown control
The pilot sounds the battle cry
He then assumes a desperate chase
Through his enemies air space
Left only to trace the sky...
SHATTERED THEORIES
From time to time we hear reports
Of dazzling machines
And now and then we capture them
On film and radar screens
With high-tech eyes we scan the skies
For any cosmic sign
And never sought or gave a thought
To travelers of time
chorus:
Cruising through clouds
Shining bright lights
Climbing to insurmountable heights
Shooting for stars
Closing in fast
Spanning the gaps between
Future and past
Exploring this planet of ours
From place to place the views can change
But no one can deny
That here and there we catch the glare
Of lights up in the sky
If Darwin solved how we evolved
From pre-historic time
We could be them little green men
Down evolution's line
chorus:
Soaring through space
As time unfurls
Thousands of inconceivable worlds
Reaching quasars
Closing in fast
Spanning the gaps between
Future and past
Exploring the surface of Mars
outro (twice):
And they broke onto the scene
Shattered all theories and what they mean
Just when we didn't hope anymore
Someone with the knowledge opened the door
CONCORDIA
Intro:
Near an island of secret, untouched by disease
In waters uncharted, unknown
I guided my ship to an alien shore
A failure in love and in war
Dreaming of life at an easier pace
I found myself amongst an alien race
Who worship at the altar of Concordia
Verse 1:
Wandering cities of dream dripping landscapes
Crater filled cosmos of shattered linguistics
Vendors sell fictional fates of all kinds
Clairvoyant transports ship goods between minds
On oceans of prismatic patterns of color
Dyed by the thoughts lost in strange atmospheres
Causeways are crowded with deaf multitudes
And gesticulations of mute auctioneers
Tag 1:
I hear the distant drums of Discordia!
chorus 1:
And what have I found in this wondrous place?
Where nobodies feelings are hurt
Where Patience in value is equal to gold
And Anger, the value of dirt
Verse 2:
Seismatic rumblings awaken the temples
Symbolic armies pound pandemic streets
Lovers take solace in cumulus clouds
Creatures seek sunlight where canopy shrouds
And dine on the discarded musings of men
Stinging reflections in mirrors of Time
The armies assemble and brandish their shields
Emblazoned with tears on graph paper design
Tag 2:
I hear the sounds of war with Discordia!
chorus 2:
And what have I found in this curious place?
Where tears are more precious than blood
And warriors shrug off the worst battles wounds
But words leave them face down in mud
Verse 3:
Opening volleys of titanic rumor
Shred the elite of Concordian lines
Silver-tongued snipers unleash from the trees
Deadly barrages of obscenities
Dispersing in clusters of chaotic clamor
Concordian ranks are cut down in retreat
Heroic resistance in corners continues
In desperate defiance of dawning defeat
Tag 3:
I raise the fallen flag of Concordia!
chorus 3:
And what kind of world do I find myself in?
Where hate leaves them gasping for breath
Where smiles are instant restorers of Life
And tears are the bringers of Death
Tag 4:
I shed a final tear for Concordia!
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