A Martian Odyssey by Stanley G. Weinbaum

Idoru Toei's musical version of "A Martian Odyssey" by Stanley G. Weinbaum featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 2Q2025" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-6
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Verse 1]
Cramped quarters, thin air I breathe,

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Soup-thick comfort after what’s beneath.

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Red dust swirling, moon hangs low,

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A desolate beauty, a silent show.

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[Chorus]
First footsteps on crimson ground,

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Leaving Earth's familiar sound.

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Pioneers we, bold and free,

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On Mars’ vast mystery.

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[Verse 2]
Ten days silent, a rocket ride,

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Then Putz found me, deep inside.

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An ant-heap, a freakish friend,

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A Martian odyssey without end.

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Scouting high, cameras in flight,

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Grey plains stretching, day and night.

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[Chorus]
First footsteps on crimson ground,

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Leaving Earth's familiar sound.

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Pioneers we, bold and free,

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On Mars’ vast mystery.

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Ten days silent, a rocket ride,

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Then Putz found me, deep inside.

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An ant-heap, a freakish friend,

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A Martian odyssey without end.

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Scouting high, cameras in flight,

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Grey plains stretching, day and night.

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[Chorus]
First footsteps on crimson ground,

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Leaving Earth's familiar sound.

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Pioneers we, bold and free,

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On Mars’ vast mystery.

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[Bridge]
Canals! Cities! Whispers in the sand,

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A hidden history, close at hand.

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Silicon life, a different way,

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Evolving wonders, come what may!

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[Verse 3]
Then Tweel appeared, a feathered grace,

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Saved from shadows, a strange embrace.

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He spoke in clicks and whistles low,

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A language alien, yet somehow we know.

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Mathematics bridged the divide,

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But something deeper, deep inside…

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[Chorus]
First footsteps on crimson ground,

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Leaving Earth's familiar sound.

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Pioneers we, bold and free,

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On Mars’ vast mystery.

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[Bridge]
Dreams and visions, twisted and strange,

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A barrel-beast, a shifting change.

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Friendship offered, then darts in the air,

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A desperate escape, beyond compare!

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[Verse 4]
He vanished then, into the night,

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A fleeting glimpse of Martian light.

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Left me standing, beneath the stars,

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Wondering what truly is ours.

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[Outro]
On Mars’ vast mystery…

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Mystery…

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Mystery…