Gienah III - Missing Link by Frank Herbert

Idoru Toei's musical version of "Missing Link" by Frank Herbert, featured in "The Pitch Science Fiction 1Q2025" available at: https://lphi.top/p-tpsf-5
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Lyrics SRT:

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[Intro]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 1]
Scrape this planet clean, they say!

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Every living thing erased today.

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Politicians’ whims, a cosmic decree,

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Another world for them to seize.

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Grated floors and burning jets below,

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A jungle roof where shadows grow.

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[Chorus]
Seven-eighths gravity, a strange new pull,

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Micro-scars that itch, a silent rule.

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But something stirs within this alien air,

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A flicker of hope, a question to share.

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Can we bridge the gap, can we understand?

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Or just another conquest in this endless land?

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[Verse 2]
Orders come, Plan C’s the call,

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Brief the field man, watch them fall!

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Another R&R pawn, a fresh disguise,

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To chase their shadows through alien skies.

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Five days to decide, a frantic race,

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Before Bullone claims this forgotten space.

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[Bridge]
[instrumental]

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[Verse 3]
A contact made, a mob on the move,

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Pellet rifles aimed, a threat to prove.

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But in their eyes, a flicker I see,

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Not just aggression, but curiosity.

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Can we find common ground, a shared design?

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Or are we destined for a tragic decline?

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[Chorus]
Seven-eighths gravity, a strange new pull,

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Micro-scars that itch, a silent rule.

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But something stirs within this alien air,

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A flicker of hope, a question to share.

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Can we bridge the gap, can we understand?

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Or just another conquest in this endless land?

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Endless land

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[Verse 4]
Rediscovery’s lies, a tangled thread,

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Spies and forgeries, secrets unsaid.

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A missing ship, a desperate plea,

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To bury the truth, to set it free.

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But one planet too many, a dangerous game,

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Rim War echoes whispering my name.

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[Bridge]
[instrumental]

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Rediscovery’s lies, a tangled thread,

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Spies and forgeries, secrets unsaid.

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A missing ship, a desperate plea,

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To bury the truth, to set it free.

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But one planet too many, a dangerous game,

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Rim War echoes whispering my name.

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Endless land, can we understand?

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[Stetson:] …A threat unleashed, seeds carelessly sown!

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[Orne:] But glass and moonlight, a fragile grace…

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[Stetson:] …A chance for peace, or utter disgrace!

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[Chorus]
Seven-eighths gravity, a dangerous game,

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in this endless land