Aquatic Race

Lyrics

-Location- The Starship "Starblade" "The long journey to our new planet And our new life, has begun Unfortunately it hasn't been entirely smooth sailing so far Of course, when we were safely away from Planet Alpha We felt a certain relief at having escaped with our lives The immediate danger is over But now we're facing torment of an entirely different sort: The agonizing thought that we were forced To leave our friends and family behind Condemned to certain death on the doomed Planet Alpha If it weren't for the unlimited optimism of the Diplomat And the moral support of the Counselor I'm not sure we could endure it But they've inspired us to carry on Reminding us of the fact that this Is the only way our race can survive During the long flight aboard Starblade We are slowly adapting ourselves To the conditions of our new water planet Before we left Alpha, the Chemist had developed an amazing drug He calls "Liquid Eternity" (some of us prefer to call it "The Source") Not only will this drug enable us to breathe underwater and communicate With each other telepathically, it will increase our lifespan To a degree we never imagined possible." -The Historian [Ship's Crew] Get ready for takeoff and forget the 'Frame Get ready to shake off all the guilty chains Our ship is departing to a far-off place Our saga is starting, an aquatic race! [Historian and Captain: James LaBrie and Tobias Sammet] Our world is ruined No turning back Their fate is cruel Their future black Last Day is here They lost all power The end is near It's zero hour Our time is short We need to leave We're all aboard We're all complete All set to go Switch engines on Set your controls We leave at dawn [Opposition Leader: Tommy Karevik] This time we won't depend on cold machinery I always knew where that would lead This time we plan ahead and form our strategy No computers, no machines! [Diplomat: Michael Eriksen] Hibernation now begins, our minds allowed to dream Eternity will course through our veins Transformation will set in, the Source is flowing free Augmenting our brains, forever Forever! [Historian and Captain: James LaBrie and Tobias Sammet] Our final chance Our final leap We'll be in trance We'll be asleep What will we dream? Will it seem real? What will we see? How will we feel? [President: Russell Allen] I say we change our ways and learn from the past We cannot make the same mistakes! I say we start today, this chance may be our last Our people's futures are at stake! [Counselor: Simone Simons] Rejuvenation will begin, our thoughts allowed to stray Infinity will liberate our minds! Immortality sets in, wash our fears away Leave all our doubts behind, forever [Chemist: Tommy Giles Rogers Jr.] Let the fluid in, wash away Immerse yourself into this realm of liquid dreams Everlasting life, drown away your past Allow yourself to drift beyond the bounds of death and reach out for infinity [Biologist and Astronomer: Floor Jansen and Hansi Kürsch] Get ready for takeoff And forget the 'Frame Get ready to shake off All the guilty chains Our ship is departing To a far-off place Our saga is starting An aquatic race! [Ship's Crew] Get ready for takeoff and forget the 'Frame Get ready to shake off all the guilty chains Our ship is departing to a far-off place Our saga is starting, an aquatic race! [Chemist: Tommy Giles Rogers Jr.] Embrace our future home beneath the tides Soon we will be one with our new ocean world Time without an end, life without a care Allow yourself to sail beyond the fringe of time and reach out for eternity [Biologist and Astronomer: Floor Jansen and Hansi Kürsch] Get ready for takeoff And forget the 'Frame Get ready to shake off All the guilty chains Our ship is departing To a far-off place Our saga is starting An aquatic race! [Ship's Crew] Get ready for takeoff and forget the 'Frame Get ready to shake off all the guilty chains Our ship is departing to a far-off place Our saga is starting, an aquatic race!