Words and Music © 2004 Jeffrey L. Sponsler
-1-
Polyxena:
You have come to Etheria
I was afraid that you would not attend
we are now together
I don’t want these feelings to end
-2-
Isolier:
years have passed and I have missed
the touch of your hand
but we are here as living myths
the faith of this land
Polyxena:
I’m not sure that I want
to play in this role as a priest
if we had not returned
what would these Athenians do?
-4-
Isolier:
don't theorize - it came to pass
according to plan
we play our songs and then we leave
don't misunderstand
we cannot provide
immortality
but we’re free
Polyxena:
there would be rebellion
a reason for anger and war
H. etherius extinct -
no life to see as before
a traveler from space would
find not a trace
of a race
only hieroglyphs
in the ruins of stone
-6-
Isolier:
you place your thoughts so far away
cities buried in sand
but I am here and I can say
beside you, I stand
Instrumental Break
-7-
Polyxena:
No one knows the beginning -
how long has this colony survived?
and are there cults on other worlds
who wait for the sounds to arrive? if time could be changed
and the past rearranged
could Etheria worship the sun
or a prophet of god?
-8-
Isolier:
in the schools of ancient man
metaphysics debate
the Harmonauts must never doubt
that this is our fate
I will study your face
what should I see
educate me
_9_
Polyxena:
I am here - I’m with you
I can't say how long it will last
my thoughts now shaped by ether
I’m afraid - we're moving too fast
the pain that I feel
when I call out in vain
to the sky
for the answers to life
am I wasting my time?
it's true
I must realize
and focus my eyes
on the feelings inside
I must make up my mind
-10-
Isolier:
the festival - it waits for us
we must return
perform the rites of sacred sound
the rhythms that burn
but when it is time
for me to leave
will you come with me?
Polyxena and Isolier:
oh yeah