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Progenitor

by Mechina

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Proximity alert Destination reached Stabilizing cryobay life support systems Cryosleep complete, stand by "Andara, awakening from 110 years of cryosleep, in high orbit above what will be known as planet Acheron" Opening starscape windows
2.
Arise, feeble relics of old earth Those reborn upon the shoulders of gods We are the children of Hyperion Ashes of old earth A century draped in black A bloodline stained by tyrants and man oh, how feeble and cruel are hopes and dreams to begin again We are the children of Hyperion Fragments scattered beyond the sun See this world Free of man How does it feel to abandon the dead? A world left to rot The world that we lost Earth, betrayed by us all We sailed upon endless waves and set our eyes upon distant horizons The ashes of old earth Someday, will be forgotten Dissent, within every breath Fear guiding every step Her eyes behold a world never seen before A gem found in a sea of coal Her body, reflecting the light Cast by the distant horizon Remember child As our generation dies The essence of life Came from the Sky We are the children of Hyperion Fragments scattered beyond the sun See this world Free of man How does it feel to abandon the dead A world left to rot The world that we lost Earth, betrayed by us all We sailed upon endless waves and set our eyes upon distant horizons The ashes of old earth Someday, will be forgotten See this world Free of man How does it feel to abandon the dead A world left to rot The world that we lost Earth, betrayed by us all We sailed upon endless waves and set our eyes upon distant horizons The ashes of old earth Someday, will be forgotten X2
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HER FROZEN BREATH IGNITED BY THE DISTANT SUN OMNIPOTENT FROZEN EMBERS SUSPENDED LIKE THE STARS ABOVE THE COLD STEEL BENEATH HER FEET IT TRIGGERS A HAUNTING MEMORY THE LOOK IN HER CHILD’S EYES WHEN SHE SAID HER FINAL GOODBYE WHEN GIVEN THE CHANCE TO EVOLVE OR ADVANCE WE RETREAT TO THE PAST PRAYING FOR GHOSTS TO GUIDE OUR HAND OUR LIVES FAR TOO SHORT OUR MINDS FAR TOO COLD OUR PAST BURIED IN STONE OUR WORLD ABSENT OF HOPE OUTLAST THE DANGER TO BE REWARDED B Y WONDER COLLIDE AND ASSEMBLE BOUND BY BEAUTY AND CRUELTY DESTINED TO LOSE SO MUCH WE WONT SEE UNTIL THE DAY WE ARE PLANET BOUND IN SEARCH OF SOLID GROUND WE COPE WITH SHATTERED MEMORIES ENDURING SIMULATED GRAVITY WHEN GIVEN THE CHANCE TO EVOLVE OR ADVANCE WE RETREAT TO THE PAST PRAYING FOR GHOSTS TO GUIDE OUR HAND OUR LIVES FAR TOO SHORT OUR MINDS FAR TOO COLD OUR PAST BURIED IN STONE OUR WORLD ABSENT OF HOPE OUTLAST THE DANGER TO BE REWARDED B Y WONDER COLLIDE AND ASSEMBLE BOUND BY BEAUTY AND CRUELTY DESTINED TO LOSE SO MUCH WE WONT SEE x3
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Oh, THE PRICE THAT WE PAY FOR THE LIVES WE BETRAYED ONLY WASHES AWAY WHEN WE TURN TO STAR DUST THIS MOMENT IN TIME MY LIFE WILL COLLIDE BORN FROM THE SKY THIS WORLD DEMANDS LIFE The life that we seek x4 FLOATING IN SILENCE THE PRICE WE PAY BEGINS WITH BOUNDLESS PAIN AWAKEN, ONLY TO DIE FOR A NEW LIFE I CAN HEAR THEM SCREAM I CAN SEE THEM BLEED X2 THE BLOOD IN MY EYES DISTORTING THE LIGHT COLLAPSING MY MIND MY SKIN, CRYSTALLIZED MY SENSES ALIVE THE PAIN GETS ME HIGH ONLY TO BE WASTED AWAY DESTINED TO BE A LOST MEMORY The life that we seek x4 DANCING IN SILENCE THE PRICE WE PAY BEGINS WITH BOUNDLESS PAIN AWAKEN, ONLY TO DIE FOR A NEW LIFE I CAN HEAR THEM SCREAM I CAN SEE THEM BLEED X2 WE CAME FROM THE STARS WITH HOPE IN OUR EYES FATE IS A LIE MY SKIN, CRYSTALLIZED MY SENSES ALIVE THE PAIN GETS ME HIGH ONLY TO BE WASTED AWAY DESTINED TO BE A LOST MEMORY X2 I ONLY HOPE TO DREAM WHERE ILL NEVER KNOW PAIN Oh, THE PRICE THAT WE PAY FOR THE LIVES WE BETRAYED ONLY WASHES AWAY WHEN WE TURN TO STAR DUST THE WORLDS WHICH WE SEEK A LOST MEMORY MY CELLS ON RETREAT THEY TEAR FROM EACH OTHER MY BONES PARALYZED THE PAIN AMPLIFIED I DIDN’T COME TO DIE FOR A NEW LIFE SHATTERED MEMORY OF FACES AND NAMES THE ESSENCE OF FATE BEGINS TO WASH AWAY I CAN HEAR THEM SCREAM I CAN SEE THEM BLEED X2
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INTO A COSMIC SEA FRAGMENTS OF OUR ESSENCE SCATTERED BEYOND THE SUN INTO A COSMIC SEA A FROZEN SYMPHONY AT ANY MOMENT THIS ALL WILL END I SHED MY SKIN OF HUMAN LIFE TO TOUCH THE LAND IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SKY THE AIR COLLAPSING MY CHEST INTO A COSMIC SEA FRAGMENTS OF MY ESSENCE SLOWELY BECOMING ONE I STAND IN THE SHADOWS OF MONUMENTS AT ANY MOMENT THIS WILL END MY FINAL BREATH LIKE EMBERS TURNING TO DUST MY BODY WILL DISSOLVE INTO THE COSMIC SEA FRAGMENTS OF OUR ESSENCE SCATTERED BEYOND THE SUN INTO A COSMIC SEA A FROZEN SYMPHONY HOW I LUST TO BREATHE AGAIN THIS MACHINE LISTEN TO HER HEARTBEAT SHE’LL SING ETERNALLY THIS MACHINE OH, TITAN CAN YOU HEAR ME GRANT ME ETERNAL SLEEP I STAND IN THE SHADOWS OF MONUMENTS AT ANY MOMENT THIS WILL END MY FINAL BREATH LIKE EMBERS TURNING TO DUST MY BODY WILL DISSOLVE INTO THE COSMIC SEA FRAGMENTS OF OUR ESSENCE SCATTERED BEYOND THE SUN INTO A COSMIC SEA A FROZEN SYMPHONY HOW I LUST TO BREATHE AGAIN IN TOTAL HARMONY WITNESS THIS MACHINE SHIFT HER WINGS UPWARD CAN YOU HEAR HER SING CAN YOU FEEL HER BREATH DEFENDING WHAT WE CALL LIFE For the first time I’ve opened up my eyes I STAND IN THE SHADOWS OF MONUMENTS AT ANY MOMENT THIS WILL END MY FINAL BREATH LIKE EMBERS TURNING TO DUST MY BODY WILL DISSOLVE INTO THE COSMIC SEA FRAGMENTS OF OUR ESSENCE SCATTERED BEYOND THE SUN INTO A COSMIC SEA A FROZEN SYMPHONY HOW I LUST TO BREATHE AGAIN "Andara succumbs to cryoshock not long after she awakens."
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Exiled just above the highest clouds Endlessly searching for any sound As decades pass, we devour the outer rings Our lifeline dependent on in-situ utility Orphans bound by the frozen sea We sail upon the shadows of this cruel dream The world below, awaiting the human seed In silence we sleep, oh titan hear our plea We only dream within the absence of sleep Regaling tales of human cruelty The day we relink with our god machine We shall become planet bound In the end, I must amend I beg of you, bury my flesh Beneath the soil of the world below This is not my home We shall become planet bound The elusive search for life Hidden in the blackness of night Enduring the cruelty of time Every moment consumed by loss This human slate grasping for faith Hope itself destined to be lost We kneel before those bound by frost` We only dream within the absence of sleep Regaling tales of human cruelty The day we relink with our god machine We shall become planet bound In the end, I must amend I beg of you, bury my flesh Beneath the soil of the world below This is not my home We shall become planet bound We only dream within the absence of sleep Regaling tales of human cruelty The day we relink with our god machine We shall become planet bound In the end, I must amend I beg of you, bury my flesh Beneath the soil of the world below This is not my home We shall become planet bound
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This mortal shell Absorbed by the endless night Augmented life My senses come alive No memory The future unforeseen Forever linked To the protean machine Unleashing a storm Preparing the swarm We humans set forth Blinded by only one desire We shall leave trails of fire We ascend upon steel giants In our wake Clouds of fire Unwilling to forfeit The only chance To escape the chains of orbit They shield their eyes Unable to recognize Their human god Standing upright I hear it breath I feel it’s heartbeat Forever linked In sync with the machine Unwilling to forfeit The only chance To escape the chains of orbit
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As specters fall from on high Trails of fire, dividing the sky Baptized within this moment We have waited a lifetime We stand upon the soil In search of our glory Sing to the titanborn Sleeping within orbit Consumed by the breeze I fall to my knees Never again will our home be condemned The right to amend This world we must defend The soil beneath my feet Breaking away from me Tremors of the machine The air of this world Is now safe to breath We stand upon the soil In search of our glory Sing to the titanborn Sleeping within orbit Consumed by the breeze I fall to my knees Never again will our home be condemned The right to amend Consumed by the breeze I fall to my knees Never again will our home be condemned The right to amend This world we must defend

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released January 1, 2016

Joe Tiberi
David Holch

Featuring:

Mel Rose
Dean Arnold

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