1. INTO THE ALIEN TERRAIN

(Instrumental)


2. THE DRAKE EQUATION

Staring out into the stars
Pondering this world of ours
So many questions
Wondered by us all
We sit and contemplate
No answers seem to circulate
Where did we come from
And which way should we go

We journey out into the space
Such quiet dark surrounds this place
Our search for earth-like worlds
May hold the key
I can’t believe that we’re
The only ones existing here
This universe hides
More than we can see

Shatter your uncertainties
Assemble all the quantities
Calculate and break the limits
Of technology

Are we alone, are we the only ones out
Searching for the answers
In this ever-growing, always changing
Space and time
Are we alone, is there another world
Expanding for tomorrow
Look to the equation and you’ll see
The probability

What will we find, what will we see
Will they be friends or enemies
Will they see us equal or a
Disease they don’t need

With time we’ll know
Someday the truth will show
The answer to
Are we alone

Extend the computation
Include all variables that you see
Describe and multiply
What knowledge it can bring

With time we’ll know
The truth will show
Are we alone
Assemble the equation


3. LIFE FINDS A WAY

From far beyond familiar skies
The stars were forming puzzle pieces inside
The ashes scattered 'cross the great divide
And fueled the fire of the Terra divine
Beings of the oceans materialized
Primordial entities began to arise
Titans of water, of land, and sky
Nature selecting those to live and to die

Come winter, come slaughter
The right to existence has been won
Come falling star or scorching flame
Worlds will survive, life finds a way

Worlds fall to pieces, turn to ice
Great spheres of fire reign down from the sky
Ravaged by mighty hurricanes
This dicey asteroid is circling the drain
Jurassic reptiles turn to stone
Left burning leaving only ashes and bone
Creatures destroy each other's lives
Resort to violence and genocide

And through it all, the sun will rise
Upon a breaking dawn of life
Endeavoring all, the earth will thrive
Life will find a way

Ascending from the darkness
Comes the great anomaly
Here to demonstrate the universe’
Majesty
Behold the grandeur of this
Evanescent mortal frame
As it rises from the vastness
Of eternity


4. INTO THE BLACK HOLE

Flying through an endless black ocean of
Starlight is a powerful force blazing on
Into infinity
Bright lights, giant celestial bodies
Surrounding our own solar system spin round
And it yet remains unseen

If you journey out through the cosmos
Into the center of our Milky Way galaxy
The titan is revealed
Approaching the event horizon
Time warps and its energy draws you in
And a prisoner you’ll be forever

And as the light fades
You know there’s no hope for escape

We will ride the astral waves
Held fast by gravity
Forge our way through space unbound
Faster than the speed of sound
And in our time
If we stay the course, hold present speed
Never breaking orbit
Then we’ll never have to fear a fall
Into the black hole

Breaking all known laws of physics
This frightening phenomena stretches you limb from limb
What secrets hide within the great void?

And as the darkness gains
You know there’s no hope for escape


5. A PLACE I THOUGHT I KNEW

Alone, gazing out into space
Once full of wonder
I feel its vastness
More than ever before
A cold emptiness fills the walls
Of this place I thought I knew
The absence of your soul has thrown
My heart into despair

What happened to this place I knew
I feel my heart has torn in two
What is this place I thought I knew
A faded distant memory

The air is heavy, the living silent
In memory of eyes that never cry
That never lie, assure that
All will be alright
And though the needs of the many
Outweigh the needs of the few
The heart of one is breaking
Just thinking of you

And here I remain
Still crying out his name
I stand alone
At the dawn of a new horizon
Boldly daring to go
Where none have gone before
Your sacrifice
Inspires the will to carry on


6. YOU KEEP WHAT YOU KILL

All those poets on all those worlds who spoke of war as such an unsightly thing; they never stood here.

Defying dimensions
These ruthless creatures will steal your soul
Breaking away from the chains of mortality
They won't be taken down
Bow now to the holy half dead
The master to death mongers calls
Ask now to be purified, pledge your undying
Loyalty now ‘till Underverse come

To rectify all
Convert or fall
Pain we instill
Keep what you kill

Planetary genocide forces
Dynasties to their knees
Brutal displays of damnation and darkness
Corrupts your religion and faith
Come now, Necropolis waits
Join the armada's ranks
Rise now, to the comet on high
Time to ascend, ascend above life, the Threshold awaits

We crusade across systems of stars
Spontaneous outbreaks of breeders dethroned
Glorious war and honor before us
Journeying on to a verse of our own

Come now to the city of death
Your gods and your idols have gone
Rise now, no weakness, no fear
The Lord Marshal leading you, guiding you on ‘till Underverse come


7. OCEAN OF TIME

What would you do if your story could change
If time didn't limit your life to one age
What would you visit if you held the key
Imagine the greatness of all you would see

Traveling in time isn't out of our reach
A metal goliath is all that we need
Powered by light, follow its lead
Relative time slowing as we gain speed

Quickly we go now, into the wormhole
Break down the walls

Through the space-time continuum we must ride
Let the winds of the universe be our guide
Take my hand, and hold on for the ride of your life
And what wonders we’ll see on the ocean of time

Set sail with Vikings, just don't lose your head
Or jump on the back of a T-rex instead

Enter a world that time has forgotten
Into the 4th dimension

Gain audience with Ramses, the pharaoh of old
Take credit for Shakespeare and all that he wrote

2000 times faster than Apollo
Though time we’ll fly

Break down the walls
Into the 4th dimension
Through time we’ll fly
The ocean of time


8. MOON-WATCHER

Star gazing, not knowing the fate for all his kind
Stand taller Moonwatcher, your greatness soon will shine

Eons away from when the towering lizards roamed
Creatures mammalian were born and arose
Crude forms and simple minds of simian design
Shadowing the blueprints for humankind

Shining at a distance in the Moonwatcher's eyes
Is the spark that lit the wildfire within our minds
Fighting just to stay alive in the only world he knows
Barely taking notice of a strange crystal stone

Star gazing, not knowing the fate for all his kind
Not caring, still staring up at the sky
Stand taller Moonwatcher, your greatness soon will shine
They’re watching and guiding you from inside

You’re getting closer now
You’re learning, though you’re not sure how
You’re understanding now
You’re growing, let us show you how

Monolithic forms arrive from far across the sky
Searching for that missing link to propagate new life
Seeing the potential in this primitive frame
They shaped the mold, began to sculpt his DNA


9. APOLLO (THE EAGLE HAS LANDED)

The dawn of a new day is breaking
An age of discovery is taking
Humans to the open skies
Pushing us to climb new heights
In the wake of Vostok
An urgency emerged that shook our curiosity
And breathed inspiration
Into our hearts

And in the year of ‘69
We again made history in the blink of an eye

One small step for man
And a giant leap for mankind
Words that will forever echo on
Through all that lies ahead
And just like Apollo
Into the great unknown we'll follow
To launch the tale
That never ends

Always strive to raise the bar
Join Viking 1 on Mars
So much awaits for us to see
Far beyond our galaxy
Time to launch the shuttle now
Hold your breath as we count down
Blast off into outer space
Unsure of what well face

An interstellar tour awaits
Towards Voyager well race

Onward we roam through the stars
(The eagle has landed)
Hear them calling
(Into the unknown)
So inviting, though frightening
How far can we go?
(Though just a small step for man)
We will know
(A giant leap for mankind)
When we travel further out, ever on

On and on we persevere
Farther through the last frontier
For the next discovery
Unveil another mystery
And though the skeptics say we'll falter
To doubt we never will surrender
Push on, carry on
By words we shall not be deterred

We'll stand triumphant
As we claim our place in the universe


10. LIVE AND DIE ON THIS DAY

4.5 billion years
Molding the perfect domain
Yet in the cosmic timeline
A few months the earth has remained
Seconds ago we arose as a race
What can we know of our destiny
Ancient giants of old
Last only days in the chain
Held on for millions of years
Still somehow they faded away
The truth that is staring us all in the face
Is knowledge that someday we too will die

Elements arose within a January storm
Spiraled in the spring time towards an avaricious hole
Solid rock and rubble battled gravity's control

Through these eyes, we will see and know what it means
To live and die on this day
As a fleeting memory
So as we journey through the fray, though the fear remains

Open your mind
Look to the skies
Question this life
And rage towards the dying of the light

Summer solar systems merged and life began to frame
Autumn married light and water, carbon fueled the flame
Set the stage and wrote the rules for all who played the game

And in these winter days we’ll see and know what it means
To live and die on this day
As we mortals journey on
Lest we endure to stake our claim on our right to stay

Go now, live for the day
Don't waste time, our lives won't last the night
Your days though numbered are precious
And worth the fight, so hold on till the dawn

Within December days began the supersonic climb
Advance the mortal game and pass the grueling test of time
The final minutes of the year will catch us in our prime

What will the stroke of midnight bring
Does our fate remain
To live and die on this day
Evolutions failed design
So once more into the grey
We must fight to stay

Live and die on this day
Open your mind