Out of the Iron Womb! by Poul Anderson

Idoru Toei's musical version of "Out of the Iron Womb!" by Poul Anderson, featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 4Q2024" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-3
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
[instrumental, sustained synth chords with echoing percussion]

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[Verse 1]
On a spinning stone, so small and cold,
Awaiting shadows, stories untold.

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Bo Jonsson waited, breath held tight,
For the hunter coming in the fading light.

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No horizon here, just endless black,
Another man’s purpose, no turning back.

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[Chorus]
And the stars they blaze, indifferent and bright,
To fleeting lives lost in the endless night.

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Do they remember laughter, love, or fear?
Or just the silence stretching year by year?

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The weight of stars, a crushing, silent plea,
“What will become of all we used to be?”

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[Verse 2]
He held a wrench, a tool so small,
Against the universe, destined to fall.

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Johnny Malone’s memory, a fading trace,
Lost in the void of this desolate space.

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A Humanist's vision, cold and stark,
To tear down order, leave only dark.

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[Bridge]
The equations whispered, a haunting refrain,
Of entropy’s triumph, endless pain.

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Can reason conquer the cosmic tide?
Or are we just echoes, briefly inside?

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A question unanswered, a chilling decree,
Lost in the vastness for eternity.

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[Chorus]
And the stars they blaze, indifferent and bright,
To fleeting lives lost in the endless night.

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Do they remember laughter, love, or fear?
Or just the silence stretching year by year?

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The weight of stars, a crushing, silent plea,
“What will become of all we used to be?”

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[Verse 3]
He jumped from the cliff, a desperate flight,
Against the darkness, toward fading light.

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A final battle, a wrench in hand,
To save what’s left, across this barren land.

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The cold of space, a bitter embrace,
Lost in the void, without time or place.

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[Outro]
The weight… of stars…

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He jumped from the cliff, a desperate flight,
Against the darkness, toward fading light.

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A final battle, a wrench in hand,
To save what’s left, across this barren land.

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The cold of space, a bitter embrace,
Lost in the void, without time or place.

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The weight… of stars…

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He jumped from the cliff, a desperate flight,

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A desperate flight of all we used to be.