Martian Echoes - Cosmic Striptease by Harlan Ellison

Idoru Toei's musical version of "Cosmic Striptease" by Harlan Ellison, 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]

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[Verse 1]
A thousand words, they couldn't reach,

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Martian whispers beyond our speech.

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They painted skies, a vibrant show,

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Science declared, "We’ll let you know."

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But morals shifted, shadows fell,

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Rockets faltered, stories tell...

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Atlas shattered, Thor went down,

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Vulcan vanished without a sound.

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[Chorus]
Resonating fields, a cosmic drum,

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Vibrations rising, overcome!

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A language born on Martian air,

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Speaking to us everywhere.

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Not in words we understand,

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But thoughts that ripple through the land.

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[Verse 2]
We chased the stars with fiery might,

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Lost in darkness, out of sight.

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Then rays and waves began to gleam,

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Probing secrets, a waking dream.

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They heard our signals, faint and low,

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And answered back, a vibrant glow.

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A cool signal, clear and bright,

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Shining through the endless night.

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[Bridge]
Not with rockets, brute force alone,

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But resonance, beautifully shown.

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The atmosphere, a living drum,

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Vibrating thoughts for everyone!

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A basic wave, a pitch so true,

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Every language ringing through.

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[Verse 3]
They watched our struggles, saw our plight,

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Our clumsy reach toward the light.

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No secrets held, no weapons sought,

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Civilization’s lesson taught.

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Plows transformed to resonators grand,

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A moral compass in their hand.

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To elevate, to lift us high,

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Beneath a Martian, boundless sky.

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[Chorus]
Resonating fields, a cosmic drum,

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Vibrations rising, overcome!

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A language born on Martian air,

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Speaking to us everywhere.

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Not in words we understand,

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But thoughts that ripple through the land.

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[Outro]
The sky’s a screen…
a boundless stage…

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Turning a new page…

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Resonate… resonate…

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The sky’s a screen…

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a boundless stage…

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Turning a new page…

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Resonate… resonate…