The Stalemate - Let's Get Together by Isaac Asimov

Promotional music for Isaac Asimov's story "Let's Get Together" featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 3Q2024" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-2
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Lyrics SRT:

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A century’s peace, a forgotten grace,
No memory of conflict, no trace.

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We built our lives on quiet ground,
Unknowing what dangers surround.

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[Chorus]
The game was played in shadows deep,
A silent dance while nations sleep.

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We and They, a measured line,
A fragile balance, so divine.

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But the stalemate cracks, the colors fade,
A new dawn breaks, a world betrayed.

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I brought the news, a chilling plea,
Robotics lost, for all to see.

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Robotics lost, for all to see.

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They’ve surged ahead, a fearsome might,
Threatening our future, dimming the light.

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[Verse 1]
Incredulity, my first defense,
A disbelief that makes no sense.

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But facts remain, stark and cold,
A story waiting to unfold.

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They’ve placed their effort where we've strayed,
Threatening our future, dimming the light.

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Incredulity, my first defense,
A disbelief that makes no sense.

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But facts remain, stark and cold,
A story waiting to unfold.

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They’ve placed their effort where we've strayed,
While force-fields bloom, a brighter shade.

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[Chorus]
The game was played in shadows deep,
A silent dance while nations sleep.

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We and They, a measured line,
A fragile balance, so divine.

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But the stalemate cracks, the colors fade,
A new dawn breaks, a world betrayed.

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Betrayed

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A world betrayed

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[Bridge]
Ten years they’ve gained, a silent stride,
While we in complacency abide.

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No conferences held, no bridges crossed,
A secret kept, a future lost?

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[Verse 2]
The maps unchanged, the colors mild,
A century of peace, reconciled.

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But underneath, a current flows,
A silent threat that steadily grows.

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We’ve taken comfort in our ease,
Ignoring whispers on the breeze.

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A world betrayed

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The world, a world betrayed

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[Breakdown]
Humanoids among us, hidden in plain sight!
A subtle invasion, stealing our light!

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The conference called, a desperate plea!
But are we chasing shadows, can’t you see?

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[Final Chorus]
The game is over, the silence gone,
A new war dawns, a tragic dawn.

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We and They, no longer defined,
Just shattered hopes left behind.

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The stalemate broken, the colors bleed,
A world consumed by desperate need.

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[Outro]
[instrumental]
We are betrayed

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The world betrayed

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The world betrayed

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The world betrayed