for the world is hollow

Come, sit down at my side, listen to my tale,
You all know the ocean and the ships with sails.
Now you must imagine there's a sea around
This entire world here, hidden underground.

How could there be water below soil and stone?
There is only fire, as we've always known!
How could we be sailing when there is no sea?
You are full of madness, why are you still free?

For the world is hollow and we sail the night,
We're galactic nomads on a cosmic flight!
For the world is hollow and the legend true,
This is but a starship and we are the crew!


Heed the ancient writings and the past they show,
Everybody knew this generations ago:
Outside there is vastness, cold and empty place,
And I learnt the old ones called it outer space.

There are no such records of which you speak!
Listen to the high priests for the truth you seek!
Anyway you'll stop now telling us your lies!
Otherwise we'll show you how a traitor dies!

For the world is hollow and we sail the night,
We're galactic nomads on a cosmic flight!
For the world is hollow and the legend true,
This is but a starship and we are the crew!


And that day at midnight they erected stakes,
Once again repeating history's mistakes,
And that day at midnight the fire burnt so high,
In the ancient worldship, far beyond Earth's sky.

For the world is hollow and we sail the night,
We're galactic nomads on a cosmic flight!
For the world is hollow and the legend true,
This is but a starship and we are the crew!

(2013)

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