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Creature of Science
07:26
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I am a creature of science, and I've never believed what I could not plainly perceive
I have discovered a secret that all have sought for but none have received
They're all stricken with awe, all of their mouths ajar
Someone has poisoned my children, how they toss and moan and their mouths are filled with foam
I am not safe in my home, I must leave this planet and learn to survive on my own
They're all stricken with awe, all of their mouths ajar
I know, I know, I know
The secret to your soul
Your mind is made up by remote control
Your transistors tell you where to go, oh no
We will stay reflections of ourselves from better days
Some way my soul will sound through that confounding maze
To gaze beyond the darkest depths of every cave
I'll save the people that you care for from the grave
Be brave, and rise up to receive for what you gave
Be brave, shake off your shackles, be no more a slave
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Jupiter
04:36
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It's hard to believe that paradise is just around the corner
Just close your eyes and everything will turn out for the better
Tic-toc, tic-toc, stare at the clock for a while
Sit there with a cool and complacent smile
And you cry in your mind while you laugh all the time
And you swear that you're just doing fine
Sometimes we fall down, but then we get back up again
One by one you wave goodbye to all your little friends
Nowhere seems a lovely place to go
Why not just drop by and say hello?
Well I may go to Venice and I may go to Rome
But I swear that I will never go back home
You can't live on Jupiter, you can't live on
How did you ever get by before you were so sedated?
I'd love to get it all cleaned up, but it's just so complicated
Gray and dusty cobwebs on the wall
Several broken bottles in the hall
No-one ever bothered to tell me when to halt
And I swear that it wasn't my fault
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Deep Blue
07:12
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Far from the edge of land I will be
Safe and sound on some soundless sea
Distance defined by deep shades of blue
No-one believes me when I tell them that I can see
All of these strangers following me
Everyone tells me I'm losing my mind
But I know it's real, and there are some who know I'm not lying
And they tell the whole world I am
The truth remains undisclosed
I said you'll never take me alive, I won't go in peace
I know that somebody sold me out to the secret police
All the authorities kicked down everyone's door on the street
And they burned down all the places where we used to meet
After they found me they tied me up and put me on display
Regular people all turned their heads and they just looked away
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Solar Jetman
04:01
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Mechanical Man
04:46
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They walk among us, the mechanical men are all wolves in sheep skin on the surface
With perfect immunity they never knew any need
I've seen the self-sustaining automatic people standing next to me in line
They simulate mastication in their minds
And I know it's a lie, I know it's a lie
They imitate us, replicate our actions in vain
They invade us, consuming our nutrients and I can't understand why
I've seen the self-sustaining automatic people standing next to me in line
They simulate mastication in their minds
Someday I will pull off all your skin, and you will be a robot underneath
And you're not the only one, no you're not the only one
I have seen your chrome skeleton
I know that you will defeat me with your ray gun
I've become what I was told to run from
They're disgusting and I hate every last one
Mechanical man
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Io
07:07
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Now I can see
Though I may cease to be
Io has won
Made atoms of me
Let there be night
Absence of light
Silence my tongue
Make blind my sight
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The Giant's Cave
07:56
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You think you know the reason and the rhyme behind the door you cannot see
In between the walls in silent golden halls, locked away without a key
Universal laws command us and demand that entropy will conquer all
Orbital decay will indicate someday that all of our moons will fall
Planet-bound I'm falling to the ground and I can see the surface drawing near
Rushing air and screaming wind surrounds my body and my mind is filled with fear
I'm petrified
My eyes are open wide
The giant drops its jaw
And pulls me inside
Deep inside the giant's cave I found a sign
A simple mark of human design
The work of my own hand and my own mind
An imitation of mankind
Now I've fallen down too far
And you can try to hide, but I know what you are
I know what you are
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