Ayreon - To The Quasar Lyrics
"We are on our way to the quasar, an object as bright as a galaxy. Our hope is that thequasar may contain an unfathomable source of power and peril at its center ... a blackhole.""On our journey, we receive the radio emissions of a pulsar -- an imploded neutron star."[A. THE TAURUS PULSAR]Within a distant nebula in the Taurus zodiacI hear the wailing of a star, the weak pulse of a fading sunAll its fuel is burning out and its light will fade to blackI can't ignore its hopeless shout as it fires its death cry out in spaceA star in Taurus lights up and outshines the galaxyA fleeting moment of glory in time and spaceA supernova resounds, a desperate symphonyLeaving behind a beacon fallen from graceLift your head up to the skyAnd hear the faraway cry of a dying starI heard its message from afarA frequent surge of sight and soundWe approach the fallen neutron starSpinning round and round and roundWe attend this cosmic mass and we hear its sad lamentBut even stars and planets pass in this cold and everlasting placeLift your head up to the sky and hear the cry..."We have encountered a quasar in the constellation Virgo. But does it really contain ablack hole, the portal to our final destination?"[B. QUASAR 3C273][Andi Deris, Lana Lane]Heading off into the core of a newborn galaxyWe have reached a brilliant star-like source of energyThis cosmic spectacle of radiance was formedFifteen billion years ago when the universe was bornTo the quasarBeyond the milky wayThe redshift is high, a bright light in the skyTo the dark starBeyond the light of dayThe gravity's high, a black sun i
