1. |
Dare (Reprise)
03:23
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2. |
Cosmic Ocean
04:53
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What was home, Earth as we knew it
Gone in the blink of an eye
Still there is a chance for us
To find meaning and stay alive
We departed these shores, into the cosmic ocean
Set our aim to the infinite horizon
Like explorers of days long past
The unknown awaits these ships in the night
Two ships, carrying thousands
And still many left behind
No longer trapped on a single world
The risk is high but so is the prize
A galactic species now we are
Seeking a new world for us
Solid ground and fresh air our wish
But maybe this ship will be all we have
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3. |
Chasing Horizons
05:10
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Good morning, sunshine
Why do we use that saying?
I don’t wake with the sun
I never knew that life
Don’t chase the answers
I have been dreaming of new horizons
New
We all color within the lines
We live life that has been defined
Keep to the schedule
Why follow time at all now?
Don’t chase the answers
I have been dreaming of new horizons
New
Crowded, isolated home
50,000 and yet alone
I hear
Doubt
I hear
Restlessness runs loose
I fear
Death
I fear
Hopelessness wins out
New life confined
New dream designed
I’ll hold on to what burns inside
Can you feel the shifting tide
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4. |
Somewhere Beyond Here
11:57
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We have doubts this was the right way
And now we will have our say
It’s time for a change
Hollow inhabitance
Burrow and wait
Trapped inside this tin can
We want another way out
Split off from the rest of you fools
What do we have to lose
Take another breath
Try to recollect
We all chose this path
Out of universal wrath
Once debating
Then escaping
Now we’re waiting, waiting, waiting!
Somewhere beyond here
Past the light of the next star
Is home
I still believe
I must
Living forever floating in this cosmic void
It’s not there
It’s not there
It’s not there
All is lost
We were wrong
We were wrong
It’s… Not … What… We… Meant
Don’t listen
Be strong
I still believe
I must
We must disagree, this plan is going nowhere
There are many on our side, more than you know
Spiraling, the life inside me pulses dedicated eulogies for those we’ve lost
Time will soon mean nothing more than ticks and clocks synced with solar cycles that have now outgrown us
It’s up to you, we’ve taken our vote
Accept new leaders or split the ship apart
We will place you in stasis
And cast you adrift til the end of time
Somewhere, can’t you see we’re almost there
You’re giving up too soon
I still believe, can you
They will freeze
You will freeze
Laughter, ha ha!
It’s all you want when there’s nothing amusing
Discover, ah ha!
When infinity is not of your choosing (anymore)
A stable ground, with light shown down
Is that too much to request?
I always persevere
But how long is too long?
Can you taste the growing fear
But are we this strong?
It’s suddenly dark
Someone’s pulling me, I can’t see anything
The air smells wrong now
I… What was I saying?
Walls are closing in
I’m dreaming
I’ve been here before
He reaches to me
As he’s screaming
It’s not safe anymore
We want a way out and we have to get out
We aren’t meant to live like this
Hollow
Hollow inhabitance
Burrow and wait
Staring into darkness day after day
The center cannot hold and things fall apart
Severed, and here we lie
An endless dream with no goodbye
This mutiny, best of luck we hope you can survive
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5. |
Last Wish, Lone Dream
03:45
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6. |
House Of Stars
03:32
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7. |
Cinder
04:33
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We have travelled across the stars
Circle back to where it all began
What awaits at the cradle
Of the start of mankind
Spiral in to our former world
There is really nothing left
No more wandering
It’s all over
Destruction flew from the stars
There is nothing left
We chose the wrong path
Left with ashes in our grasp
Goodbye eternity
Hello Earth that was
Hello Hellscape
Goodbye to all hope
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8. |
Delay-Dauntless
06:18
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Sirens claim our final name
Without answer
This slumber leaves us wandering
Will you answer?
Breathe renewed
Inside we’re waiting and escaping
Now is not our truth to say
Delay
In stasis we must reclaim our last hope
Half now divided and estranged
We’re the last hope
Breathe renewed
Inside we’re waiting and escaping
We’ve denied our truth today
Delay
I’m waking, how long did we sleep?
We’re not moving!
(spoken)Is that?
No way!
Where are we?
(gasp)
It’s time to get to work, repair all the systems
Scan surrounding space, where the hell are we?
Lost in the void and left unmoored
With a little bit of luck and still some hope
Searching this nebula, discover it’s secrets
Still on a mission to find a new home
Left Earth behind so long ago
With a little bit of luck and still some hope
Dauntless we don’t look back
Resolute we move on
We trained for this, scan the skies
We are ready for this, fire the engines
All I ask is a tall ship, and among all these stars
It’s there we find, we find… home
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9. |
We Are Here
08:17
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What my eyes can see
I have read in books
But never knew until this moment
The air inside me brings light I’ve never felt before
When air is sterilized your entire life
But grant me your ease as I fall to my knees
I know that we can’t be here
And yet, we are
Look! Look at the waves pulling the sea
With all the movies I’ve seen, you’d think it’d mean nothing
But the music that sounds all around me has me doubting reality
At last we are
We’re here as a last wish
We’re here on a lone dream
And I want to live
Let us go, you and I
Into the first day of our lives
Do we dare rebuild our universe?
To the stars
We set out for forever
In the stars
We uncovered our dreams
Let us stay this time
Upon these shores we hold this life
Humans riding the galactic drift
To the stars
We set out for forever
In the stars
We uncovered our dreams
For those left behind
We must honor our promise
In the stars
We are here
Perhaps this time
We’ll look at each other
and see ourselves
This time
We’ll look at this planet
and see ourselves too
In the stars
In our dreams
We are home, we are home
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Strange Land Oregon
Strange Land has morphed through many forms since it's inception in 1999. Currently a studio project, Strange Land's new songs reflect both a new approach, and a renewed joy in living in the sandbox of the studio environment.
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