Words and Music © 2004 Jeffrey L. Sponsler
Etherian Crowd:
the Harmonauts will return
return in a thousand years
but now their engines burn
and we watch them through our tears
Thalia:
the tapes destroyed
the festival now over
the rockets left the surface
of Etheria
their myth alive
their spirits revived
await the next return
Etherian Chorus:
the Harmonauts will return
return in a thousand years
but now their engines burn
and we watch them through our tears
now deep in space
Thalia:
Polyxena was alone
her course was set
for a new aquatic home
a liquid world where life was young
no humans to hear her words
Polyxena, alone in her rocket ship, readies herself for lengthy hibersleep.
Polyxena:
1
I prepare now to hibernate
and I wonder will it be deep
in the dreamless time of the journey
my anguish will sleep
2
and you - you made the sacrifice
the tapes destroyed - you saved the Cult of Sound
and your memory becomes a fable
but you're not around
and I - I have forgiven you
I was wrong - I was filled with pride
I - I may have driven you
to be reckless to forfeit your life
3
my thoughts will fade quickly
while Etheria fades now from view
I’ll never go back
to perform there
I know it's true
4
as the threads of my vision
are tangled and pulled into night
the image I see in my head
the picture is you
and I - I have forgiven you
I was angry - I was filled with pride
I - I have forgiven you
did you forgive me?
did you forgive me?
The End (until the Next Return ...)
"Planetary Nebula with Tree" © 2004 Peter Eccles