Asteroid Dawn - Industrial Revolution by Poul Anderson

Idoru Toei's musical version of "Industrial Revolution" by Poul Anderson 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]
[Amspaugh] Well, yes… a unique war, origin unclear.

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[Lindgren] Earth’s policies, the usual despair.

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[Both] Analogies abound, history repeats…

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[Chorus]
But what ignited the spark within?

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When did they rise, a nation to begin?

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Not pseudopods of distant lands, you see,

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A single voice, for all eternity!

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But what ignited the spark within?

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When did they rise, a nation to begin?

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Not pseudopods of distant lands, you see,

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A single voice, for all eternity!

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[Verse 2]
“'Ware metaphor!” I heard someone cry,

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Mixing gin and bitters beneath Orion’s eye.

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Old as Satan, they say, weathered and bold,

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A life in the Belt, stories untold.

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[Bridge]
She gazed at the stars, a distant gleam,

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Searching for Earth, a fading dream.

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Her memories whispered, soft and low,

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Of husbands lost, and seeds they sow.

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[Verse 3]
[Lindgren] The Stations armed, a turning tide,

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Sovereignty claimed, with nothing to hide.

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[Orloff] The Commission squalled, a warning sign,

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But what could Earth do, so far behind?

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[Chorus]
But what ignited the spark within?

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When did they rise, a nation to begin?

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Not pseudopods of distant lands, you see,

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A single voice, for all eternity!

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[Verse 4]
One root I’ll share, a memory bright,

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The question arose in the fading light.

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My husband was there, caught in the fray,

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I pulled him out, and saved the day.

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[Bridge]
Arming the Stations, a pivotal stand,

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A nation awakening across the land.

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But it wasn't planned, no pattern clear,

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Just struggles endured, year after year.

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[Verse 5]
“Courtesy visit,” they said with a smile,

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Champagne flowed freely for a little while.

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Then came the order, a sudden decree,

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Take half the crew, and escort them to me!

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[Chorus]
But what ignited the spark within?

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When did they rise, a nation to begin?

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Not pseudopods of distant lands, you see,

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A single voice, for all eternity!

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[Outro]
…and that’s how an asteroid found its dawn.

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But what ignited the spark within?

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When did they rise, a nation to begin?

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Not pseudopods of distant lands, you see,

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A single voice, for all eternity!

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For all eternity!

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…and that’s how an asteroid found its dawn.