There is nothing, yet again And yet again he feels like He has been here before No shelter in sight No civilization No fire Nothing What kind of man Leaves his home Only to find himself In these frozen wastelands Far from his loved ones And any semblance of warmth Who takes this upon himself Who accepts such a fate It is he who

Nothing was left unsaid Everyone knew they had Stated the facts by now It had always been clear from the start The choice was made for him The choice to depart On his way, all alone Frozen to the bone From the wind's icy overtone For which sins Must he atone Will he find his way back Or forever be known as He who Searches His home The mountain top Still before him Every act on his way Paves a road to redemption Clearly visible Magical Yet so far Oh yet so far Will fate show him kinder days Or will always Always be He who Searches His home What’s that In the distance Is there light up ahead Is there someone To call on Perhaps a kindred spirit Perhaps another survivor Who clings to a life that Took him so far from his home Who left on his own Didn’t know that he’d become Another soul Traversing the unknown Another He who He who searches His home He who searches his home

The town is silent Another night ends The stars misalign On the hill overlooking the plaza Stands the alchemist Once more he could resist Once more the demon missed See you in one moon's time A game of inches Two opponents equally strong He can't recall for how long This has been going on The arrival of the morning mist Signals the end of another round Another draw between the alchemist And his rival Or is it a friend Impossible to tell This acquaintance has served him so well Legend of the alchemist Mysteries untold At the hands of the alchemist All will turn into gold Transmutation The art of turning a core Into something more He has mastered it all All of his own accord But his meddling had side-effects A being caught When the process brought forth More than he bargained for There is always a price to pay And he pays it to this day Legend of the alchemist Mysteries untold At the hands of the alchemist All will turn into gold A burden to carry He is the luminary In the field of alchemy No deeper enigma Out of reach Nothing satisfactory No more milestones to achieve Curse of the mastery The mastery of alchemy One moon later The return of hell Is announced by the tolling bell All shelter in place While he alone will face That what he summoned himself Among the gathering storm The portals form Spawn this phenomenon That he knows so well An aura of reciprocal respect Like two gentleman Who are grateful to have met Legend of the alchemist Mysteries untold At the hands of the alchemist All will turn into gold At the hands of the alchemist All will turn into gold

Surprisingly similar You and them One can't help but wonder Did you misunderstand In whom can you put your trust now What do you believe At which point did this turn into A mystery Truly a mystery How did things get to this stage Your history Demands them to be your enemy But then why do they seem so human You're reflecting on what you were taught Cognitive dissonance A line of thought unexplored Feel the tension rising Opposing sides colliding Mind the dogma of the tales You are memorizing The common threat Still in hiding And all the while Animosity grows Conflict is close Tension rising This goes against everything you ever learned Everything you took for granted Realization sets in Those ideas were planted In your head And this might be true for them too Yes, indeed you were fooled But by whom By whom Feel the tension rising Opposing sides colliding Mind the dogma of the tales You are memorizing The common threat Still in hiding And all the while Animosity grows Conflict is close Tension rising Their eyes, their hands The same as yours Their speech, their manners The same as yours They don't engage Defy their laws Newfound awareness It’s the same as yours You forge a pact To find what caused this You know it is real now Albeit abstract A whole new purpose To your existence The end of ignorance Feel the tension rising Opposing sides colliding Mind the dogma of the tales You are memorizing The common threat Still in hiding And all the while Animosity grows Conflict is close Tension rising

All you can do is listen Be welcome here And gather around The sign says free admission To this storyteller’s ground All you can do is listen And see the children’s glistening eyes No deception, no lies Just a good time Feel how your daily burdens are gone Hear these words in a single song We were never strangers We are one We were never strangers We are one Beauty and candor Your hearts respond Accept this bond Where fact and fiction meander Reach this circle and beyond Beyond All you can do is listen Yes you have Missed this for a while Look around, share a smile Share a smile It’s a beautiful night Now you know where dreams come from Dreams come from Take it all in through a single song A single We were never strangers We are one We were never strangers We are one We were never strangers It was the world that tried to change us But we were never strangers Each day we will reach some Spread the word Sing and hum Fear and apprehension Overcome Truly this is where dreams from All along it was a single song We were never strangers We are one We were never strangers We are one

Mother, will the rain return Will we see it again Or does my existence offend it You were not supposed to be In love with a man Did the rain disappear When that man did You have always been a priestess Serving the tides Keeper of its secrets Adept at its rites For earthly pleasures We were not made Such is our fate So it shall remain Let us bring back the rain These lands used to have Plenty to share Green pastures everywhere Without a care in the world We went about our lives Until that fateful day The rain went away The world is changing Constantly rearranging And we have to change as well Our faith we must find Or be left behind We have always been attuned to Its magical chimes The rain would call to us But we didn't know why It went silent Yet I still feel it ache There are steps we must take To correct your mistake And bring back the rain Mother, will the rain return Now that I’ve found that man Does it understand I mean to help it He did not resist for long A tincture quite strong Soon he couldn’t move His spirit melted He has always been a stain On the honor of our tribe I meant to bring him here But he didn’t quite survive What he has done to you The rain did not forget What are you pointing at Why do you look at me like that I mean to bring back the rain Mother, will the rain return Now that you’re gone Did your existence offend it You had them imprison me Clearly you lost your way Please understand I had to end it I have always been proficient In the arts of the night Some blood was spilled But it wasn’t all mine That I could make it here Must be a sign from the tides Though I may not escape Did I fulfill my fate To bring back the rain Mother, will the rain return Now that I’m

The brush comes alive It's my magic, my drive As the outlines start appearing They fill the void Mend what was destroyed The second stage is nearing This workshop is dark And so is my art For colors are elusive But this can't be adjourned Till the life has returned This must not be inconclusive The patterns converge They spread out and search For all the severed connections Even after the end They can still represent Formerly held affections The colors thrive As he comes back to life The pact fulfilled once more I can hear her approve Through her gift I can move It was me who opened that door Monochrome mind Relieved for a while To do what she devised Or be paralyzed Good deal for both sides Symbiotic ties The colors they leave behind Fill my monochrome mind He's still visibly scared But can sense that he fared Quite well, all things considered He has not realized Of what he was deprived Just grateful he's alive Their demise, to be sure Must have been premature Or my magic won't gain any traction It's demand and supply If enough of them die I won't have to take any action Monochrome mind Relieved for a while To do what she devised Or be paralyzed Good deal for both sides Symbiotic ties The colors they leave behind Fill my monochrome mind

We arrive Nature is something beautiful And wild This will become our life Amidst all that is new to us We will thrive Once we settle down Here shall be our town Here shall be our realm Explore With the axe in hand We map the land Along the shore Soon we need more As the lumber piles We are constructing tiles Walls, ceiling, floor The creatures of the forest Stand in our way We know that they Must depart this place Yes we need this space It's their king that we must face May this guide us Toward our destination Bring back light to a path Forsaken Adorn the stone Take what we rightfully own May your power awaken Forsaken Set sail With our newfound strength We reach distant lands Pick up a new trail Metal age Once the ore is inbound We go underground There's more to be found More to be found Then there is an answer When the forest comes alive The time is ripe This is our turn Burn May this guide us Toward our destination Bring back light to a path Forsaken Adorn the stone Take what we rightfully own May your power awaken Forsaken Darkness Vile foes to overcome Poisonous, treacherous Still we're pushing on And on This sunken treasure Has worth without measure We conquer it all Conquer it all Odyssee to the altar With their bones as sacrifice Another challenge to which we must rise May this guide us Toward our destination Bring back light to a path Forsaken Adorn the stone Take what we rightfully own May your power awaken May this guide us On the path Forsaken Adorn the stone Take what we rightfully own May your power awaken Forsaken Forsaken Forsaken

Bigger, larger, faster All things must flow and grow Anything less would be a disaster If just a single part fails It all comes down like dominoes Drill, transport, smelt To the assembly line Put the result on a belt Design the section According to the ratio The factory must grow Precious resources The local supply near its end Quite close by are native forces Oh if only we could make them understand Our grandeur Our plans for this world That would benefit them as well If only they could tell If only they could know The factory must grow Grow, grow, grow The factory must grow It is constantly our mission To address what's insufficient Because we know The factory must grow Vicious cycle To make more we need more And to get more we need to make more Production must not stifle Exploit, explore, expand, exterminate It's too late They had their chance to cooperate But now they’re about To face their final death blow The factory must grow Grow, grow, grow The factory must grow It is constantly our mission To address what's insufficient Because we know The factory must grow The factory must grow Grow, grow, grow The factory must grow It is constantly our mission To address what's insufficient Because we know The factory must The factory must The factory must Grow

Thank you For everything you taught me The knowledge you brought here with you I am proud that I was your apprentice And understand all this Unlike you I was born in this galaxy Only know of the crash from your tales Rest assured I'll continue your legacy And make sure our race prevails So I stand here today on the precipice Of a breakthrough discovery It is time to test a hypothesis That is truly hard to believe Measurements show There's a discrepancy In your technology Where the time Between departure and arrival Does not align Laws of the universe defied To a very small degree We need high energy So far results were minuscule A little more And we might just bend the rules This has been quite the journey A lot of learning Ever since we arrived I don't know if there is an afterlife But if you can see this I hope you are proud Of your apprentice Power We're using all the power Rerouted it all from the city They were hardly appreciative But in the end they'll agree This experiment takes priority I’ve been restless since your alert While results supported your theory The implications are absurd Put the cores in place Activate Let it boot and calibrate Send the probe on its way Our eyes survey There's a negative delay Oh what does it mean The data verifies What your report implies What we just witnessed here Did surely break causality How far can we take this How far can we go Well if we had more power We could aim for a much higher interval However the requirements Grow exponentially The only way to get this energy Would be a supernova Well can we make one Are you mad Can we make one On second thought perhaps We could make a supernova Let us make one Let us make one Let’s create one Let’s create Our very own supernova Supernova Supernova We will make a supernova I can't wait what we may find I'll forge the core you set the time We will define And bring online Our design To cause a supernova Wait I am sorry to interrupt But is this really what we want Is this really what we do I'm aware we've always pushed boundaries And went sometimes beyond Beyond in the name of science And technology I am also intrigued by what we could learn But there's an ethical concern This entire system would be lost Its annihilation for our sake Is too severe a cost Reconsider the path we're about to take We must explore other options This one is a mistake My friend, I understand to an extent As do I But it is paramount that we find the eye You don't have to tell me I'm well aware of our mission And why our clan came here However This isn't just some system devoid of life This is our home too Where we grew up and thrived We came way too far to just blow it all up Show some gratitude This place has been good to us Be that as it may Remember our purpose There must be a conventional way Perhaps one will be found some day But not in our lifetime Ah this can't be the case I've done the calculations over and over And let me guess We need a supernova Supernova Supernova We will make a supernova Is there truly nothing else that's viable All other options are too unreliable The data showed We can take this road Compel the sun to explode In a supernova Well then It seems I am outnumbered If this is the will of the majority I will partake Although I disagree May my skills provide assistance in The construction that must be done My advice would be to build something In low orbit of the sun Let us plan to have it operative Let's advance to the next stage A chance to see the apocalypse And live to tell the tale This has been quite the journey A lot of learning And so much more to come We don't know what the future holds for us But let us move on