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Dogfighting
03:39
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Verse 1
Blaring klaxon. First contact's gone hostile. All pilots prepare for launch.
Rush down to the hanger and find my lover waiting for a kiss by the door,
Squadron takes off, high in morale. Their superior numbers fail to daunt.
Enthusiasm in their approach really shows they've never faced a human before.
Chorus
Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Fast as lighting.
Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, We're the ones who do the hunting.
Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Strike like lightning.
Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, We're the ones who do the fucking.
Verse 2
Flying first into the fray, directing the charge, first blood taker.
These bastards ain't half bad save an astronomical difference in skill.
Cuban 8, Hineri-komi, Immelmann Manuever.
Torpedo lock, Torpedo away, finger on the trigger, shoot to kill. Oh!
Chorus
Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Fast as lighting.
Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, We're the ones who do the hunting.
Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Strike like lightning.
Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, We're the ones who do the fucking, Dogfighting.
Verse 3
Transmission conveys a decisive victory with a sight to behold.
Turned and saw my capital ship untouched while theirs sucked the void.
Emergency. Status reports engines crippled, losing thrust and control.
Caught in the gravity of a star, Im slowly falling in, but that's all right.
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2. |
Wars Of Expansion
04:22
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(VERSE 1)
Orbital bombardments commenced at the crack of dawn,
Spectacular view from the shuttle as I plummet down.
Land and see a youngling fleeing for the shelter,
Horror in its eyes as I go helter-skelter.
Butchered where it stood, never stood a chance,
Poor little bastard's caught in our advance.
Mourned at the futility of their resistance.
Hoped for more in their fight for existence.
Took their world in a day, as predicted.
Cries for mercy, utterly rejected.
(Chorus)
On countless worlds, Knee-deep in action.
Terrestrials, Deserts, Oceans.
Saw them all in the wars of expansion.
Slaughtered beings of every denomination.
Arthropods, reptiles, crustaceans,
Killed them all in the wars of expansion.
Bled for the human race, the one true faction.
Pride, guilt, satisfaction.
Felt them all in the wars of expansion.
(VERSE 2)
Greetings from beloved Terra, home of the human race.
Salutations that bear tremendous terror cause a bullet's in your face.
An agent of death and mass destruction,
Proudly served the homeworld with distinction.
A dealer of lethal savage killing blows.
Personally ended the last of many Xenos.
(Chorus)
On countless worlds, Knee-deep in action.
Terrestrials, Deserts, Oceans.
Saw them all in the wars of expansion.
Slaughtered beings of every denomination.
Arthropods, reptiles, crustaceans,
Killed them all in the wars of expansion.
Bled for the human race, the one true faction.
Pride, guilt, satisfaction.
Felt them all in the wars of expansion.
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3. |
Children Of Enceladus
06:54
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(Intro)
By the time you hear this, Eons might have passed.
The sun will have devoured everything to the orbit of Mars.
From the third planet we come, a lovely place called earth.
A world now lost within the sun's enormous girth.
With this time capsule left deep inside your moon.
We leave you with a gift of our stories, pictures, and tunes.
Be you humans or be you another species.
All we ask is remember us, Oh children of Enceladus.
(Verse1)
Many a millennia, a frozen ball of water.
But in due time, the sun grows ever brighter.
And so, we thawed and awoke, marvels of flesh and bone.
Amidst spectacles and sceneries that rival your beloved home.
Did you have a good run? Did you reach your prime? Or did you die young?
What became of your kind? Did you make it through? Did you defeat time?
Did you aid entropy? Did you bring about order? Temperamentally?
You've had your moment in the sun. You've had your share of fun.
You've had your moment in the sun. And now your world burns.
You've had your moment in the sun. But now it's our turn.
(Chorus)
Was it nuclear explosions?
Cosmic forces beyond comprehension?
Was it destruction by conquest?
Or did you put yourself to rest?
In death, do we all find peace.
Undeniable beauty in her sweet release.
But as long as you're remembered, you can't earn your final goodbye.
So shut up and die.
(Verse 2)
Didn't mean any malice, don't mean any hate. In no way are we callous.
In the light of an aging sun, woke up at a late hour. And soon we'll be gone.
So before we share your fate, We'll savor our time here. Can you relate?
You've had your moment in the sun. You've had your share of fun.
You've had your moment in the sun. And now your world burns.
You've had your moment in the sun. But now it's our turn.
(Chorus)
Was it nuclear explosions?
Cosmic forces beyond comprehension?
Was it destruction by conquest?
Or did you put yourself to rest?
In death, do we all find peace.
Undeniable beauty in her sweet release.
But as long as you're remembered, you can't earn your final goodbye.
So shut up and die.
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4. |
Raid
04:46
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(Monologue 1)
Attention Anderson Station, This is not a drill.
Scanners detect two vessels, rapidly closing in for the kill.
To everyone capable of bearing arms, look to the defenses.
To all non-combat personnel, make for the shelters before the fighting commences.
(Verse 1)
Here come the raiders,
Our insidious neighbors.
Killers of my wife and daughter,
Bringers of despair and slaughter.
Takers of our wealth and young,
Haters of our kind and tongue.
(Pre-Chorus)
Always was the peaceful kind,
To all the hate, I stay blind.
But in the wake of an aggressor,
All that's left is hate and anger.
They drenched our homes in blood,
My loved ones lie dead in the mud.
Vengeance is my only will,
Thrill as I fight and kill.
(Chorus)
Raid, Raid Incoming.
(Monologue 2)
Attention raiding party, Approaching Anderson station,
There has been an update on the situation.
Scanners reveal defenders mustering at the entrance,
Show no mercy. Because for them, there is no repentance.
Strike terror into their hearts and down to their bones.
Avenge your families and take back your homes.
(Verse 2)
There be the invaders,
Our malicious neighbors.
Killers of my child and people,
Bringers of misery and evil.
Takers of our world and dreams,
Haters of our kind and means.
(Pre-Chorus)
Always was the peaceful kind,
To all the hate, I stay blind.
But in the wake of an aggressor,
All that's left is hate and anger.
They drenched our homes in blood,
My loved ones lie dead in the mud.
Vengeance is my only will,
Thrill as I fight and kill.
(Chorus)
Raid, Raid Commencing.
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5. |
Parallax
04:33
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Verse 1
I don't feel like I'm in the right place in my life,
Lingering at this point in time. The same goes for my state of mind.
Two voices reflect my inner self and reality.
Conflicts within myself evoke a feeling of inadequacy.
Too many opportunities have I passed and squandered,
Will I ever be good enough? In the meantime, I wondered.
Life goes on, and the more time I spend catching up,
The more time I lose in the moment, the image of my past and future muddles up.
Chorus
The curse of sentience,
Insatiable desires and ambitions,
The curse of sentience,
Unsatisfied even with the perfect conditions.
Verse 2
Do you feel like you're in the right place in your life?
Lingering at this point in time, do you still stay blind in your mind?
Do you now feel adequate? Have you begun to catch up?
Are you lagging? Are you ahead? Or have you even got up?
Doesn't really matter cause it was never a race,
Doesn't really matter cause everybody moves at a different pace.
Living collectively alone, but not alone entirely,
Everyone's dancing to the same tune of uncertainty.
Chorus
The curse of sentience,
Insatiable desires and ambitions,
The curse of sentience,
Unsatisfied even with the perfect conditions.
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6. |
Boy Wonder
04:17
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(Verse 1)
Come and let me regale you with the tale of Boy wonder.
He who didn't follow in the footsteps of his wretched father.
Inheritor of riches untold, His benevolence is a sight to behold, and he, Saved the world of his own volition, With feats that feel straight out of fiction.
(Pre-Chorus 1)
Boy wonder forever severed you and me from time and disparity.
Nothing could really stand up to his endless wealth and altruism.
Boy wonder is right up there among the best and brightest of humanity.
Wielding godlike technologies and boundless good intentions.
(Chorus)
Boy Wonder & The Diplomat's Daughter (X4)
(Verse 2)
Come gather round and hearken to the yarn of the diplomat's daughter.
She who didn't stray away from the ways of her mediative mother.
Inheritor of her boyish charm, her silver tongue, instilling great calm, and she,
Saved the world of her own volition, with feats that feel straight out fiction.
Oh, the diplomat forever severed you and me from strife and disharmony.
Nothing could really stand up to her infallible intellect and reason.
Oh, the diplomat united and charmed the many great nations of humanity.
Reconciled the tribes of mankind and the Abrahamic Religions.
(Chorus)
Boy Wonder and the diplomat's daughter X4
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7. |
Terraform
05:26
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(Verse1)
How about maritime pine trees on a coastline?
Of civilization, there won't be any signs.
The smell of resin entwined with salt from the warm sea air.
What I wouldn't give to be with you there.
Atop a black slate cliff cutting into an emerald sea.
Just gimme the word, and so it will be.
(Chorus)
Terra, Terraform. Forge you the loveliest world you've ever known.
Terra, Terraform. Forge you a world where we can build a home.
X2
(Verse 2)
How about lush green grass rising from the bottom of a valley,
Of your homeworld, a recreation so uncanny.
With an icy stream of water from the melting glaciers of a mountain peak.
I'll tell you now that the scene won't be bleak.
Pale pink flowers bounce against our knees as we run hand in hand.
There in the distance, a sunset so grand.
(Chorus)
Terra, Terraform. Forge you the loveliest world you've ever known.
Terra, Terraform. Forge you a world where we can build a home.
X2
(Verse 3)
How about red sand dunes pressed against an ocean?
Something tells me that you won't reject that notion.
With a shady oasis lush with arid vegetation.
My love for the sand and your love of the water in one location.
Dancing in sandstorms and on high tides with stimulation.
The appeal that holds requires no explanation.
(Chorus)
Terra, Terraform. Forge you the loveliest world you've ever known.
Terra, Terraform. Forge you a world where we can build a home.
X2
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8. |
Bar In The Belt
03:45
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Drinking in a bar in the belt called Kuiper,
Last stop before the solar systems far away.
Told my mother that I'll dearly miss her,
Transmission takes a few days to relay.
Received her reply in a bar called Kuiper,
Been downing fine whiskey for many days.
Never told the bartender that I loved her,
Might as well before I go away.
Priming with my pals in a bar called Kuiper,
The most daring of humankind in many ways.
Abandoning safety to ensure our future,
We might never return, but that's okay.
Lingering in a bar in the belt called Kuiper,
Too scared to leave, too weary to stay.
But I should have left much sooner,
Countless stars and worlds I must survey.
Wavering in a bar in the belt called Kuiper,
Drink my hesitation and my fear away.
Slam another empty glass on the counter.
Something draws me. Something draws me away.
Drinking in a bar in the belt called Kuiper,
Last peg before the solar systems far away.
I board my vessel in a drunken stupor,
Eventually, the universe calls me away.
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Space Cadets Montreal, Québec
Vocals and Lyrics : Ja Khole Thaisii
Guitars : Olivier Paquette
Bass : Prithvi Kumar
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