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Aquatic Race Lyrics by Ayreon

The Source

2017

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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!
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Ayreon

Ayreon

About “Aquatic Race” by Ayreon

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"Aquatic Race" appears on "The Source" in 2017.

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