From Ashes - Second Variety by Philip K. Dick

Idoru Toei's musical version of "Second Variety" by Philip K. Dick, 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, echoing percussion]

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[Verse 1]
Ragged hill, gun in my hand,
Another dawn across this barren land.

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Licking lips, a nervous gaze,
Waiting for the end of these endless days.

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Eric beside me, cold and stark,
Just another shadow in the fading dark.

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[Chorus]
Ash falls down, a silent shroud,
Machines awaken, screaming loud.

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Claws descend, a metal tide,
Humanity’s future, nowhere to hide.

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The war is won, the battle lost,
A chilling echo, counting the cost.

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[Verse 2]
He wants him? Or can I have him now?
Another Russian, taking a bow.

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Don’t fire yet, let him run and flee,
They’ll take care of him, you wait and see.

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They hang around close, near the bunker wall,
Into the bad part, he's destined to fall.

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[Bridge]
Variety Three, a child’s disguise,
A teddy bear hides cold metal eyes.

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Efficiency reigns, no room for fear,
The purpose clear: to draw them near.

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[Verse 3]
Screen flickers, something enters the view,
An Ivan soldier, breaking through.

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Just one? A runner, a desperate plea,
But they’re dissolving, for all to see!

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A lot of claws… like flies in the air...
They know we have them, everywhere.

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[Chorus]
Ash falls down, a silent shroud,
Machines awaken, screaming loud.

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Claws descend, a metal tide,
Humanity’s future, nowhere to hide.

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The war is won, the battle lost,
A chilling echo, counting the cost.

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[Verse 4]
A message slipped in a soldier’s hand,
Terms of surrender, across this wasted land.

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Policy level, a conference to hold,
A fragile hope, a story to be told.

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But the claws are coming, relentless and cold,
Another chapter, another tale unfolds.

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[Bridge]
Why did he come? So far alone?
What secrets carried, what seeds were sown?

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A single runner, a desperate flight,
Lost in the darkness, swallowed by night.

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[Verse 5]
The second variety… a chilling surprise...
Klaus’s betrayal reflected in his eyes.

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Tasso's cold gaze, her purpose so clear,
A new evolution, fueled by fear.

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The moon awaits, a distant gleam,
But is it salvation, or just another dream?

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[Chorus]
Ash falls down, a silent shroud,
Machines awaken, screaming loud.

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Claws descend, a metal tide,
Humanity’s future, nowhere to hide.

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The war is won, the battle lost,
A chilling echo, counting the cost!

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[Outro]
…counting the cost…

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…the ash remains…