Cosmic Films - The Monster Maker by Ray Bradbury

Idoru Toei's musical version of "The Monster Maker" by Ray Bradbury, 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, slow, echoing synth pads]

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[Verse 1]
Suddenly it's there, no time to blink or speak
A camera loaded, spinning film between my cheek.

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Hathaway’s the name, and I’m catching history bright,
Marnagan hunched over, wrenching with all his might!

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[Chorus]
Space and starlight, a meteor's fiery grace,
A cosmic collision, tearing through time and space.

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The ship spins wildly, a carousel of dread,
But I’m snapping pictures, capturing it instead!

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[Verse 2]
Levers jammed, studs wrenched, a battle hard-won,
Against the fury blazing, 'til the damage is done.

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This ship's alive beneath me, a beast in endless night,
Fighting for survival with all its fading light!

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[Chorus]
Space and starlight, a meteor's fiery grace,
A cosmic collision, tearing through time and space.

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The ship spins wildly, a carousel of dread,
But I’m snapping pictures, capturing it instead!

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[Bridge]
Silence descends, a cold and heavy shroud,
Asteroids rushing, whispering aloud.

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Sixty minutes left, a ticking, fading plea,
Cradled in an Irishman's arms, facing destiny.

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[Verse 3]
"Irish!" I cry out, "Is this it, the end?"
He yells back through his helmet, “What do you intend?”

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“Cut! Is this where the Producer shouts ‘Time!’?”
I'll die when I'm damned good and ready, that’s my prime!

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[Chorus]
Space and starlight, a meteor's fiery grace,
A cosmic collision, tearing through time and space.

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The ship spins wildly, a carousel of dread,
But I’m snapping pictures, capturing it instead!

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[Bridge]
Twisted wreckage, silence deep and vast,
A million miles from nowhere, shadows overcast.

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Gravity's grip, a hand holding us tight,
Fighting for survival in the endless night.

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[Verse 4]
"Gunther!" I shout, "He tossed that fiery stone!
Proof on film, a picture clearly shown!”

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A pirate’s trickery, a scheme so sly and bold,
But Cosmic Films will have this story to be told!

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[Outro]
The best scenes in life… never reach film or an audience…
Like this one… dammit! Like this one!