the mechanisms - swan song lyrics
[jonny d’ville]
empty black, the sp-ce between stars. a ship pushes on. slowly, damaged engines leave a trail of glowing plasma, stark and brilliant against the dark. the odette, marked as one of the imperial fleet, a human mind trapped in the cold hull of a battleship. on the bridge sits siegfried, her captain, her lover. they wear the uniform of the confederation, and touch the broken screens and panels with tenderness. a single tear falls upon the readouts
[verse 1, odette]
do you remember when we first met?
you were wounded and took shelter
little knowing i was still alive
you were so surprised
[siegfried]
oh, do you remember when we first met?
i lost the chase against your former lords
and then you found me, and took me in
i wondered if you wore my stripes would they let me stay as yours
[chorus 1, odette/siegfried]
fleet at 50,000 miles
there’s nowhere that they cannot track
navigation systems can’t compile
but we won’t let them take us back
forward plasma banks offline
then we die when they attack
escape pods are working fine
[verse 2, siegfried]
do you remember the way they lied?
they brought me a woman that they claimed was you
and i believed them
i was a fool
[odette]
oh, do you remember, when you found them out
and tore through their deception
then you found me, and you broke me out
and you swore we’d never be apart again
[chorus 2, odette/siegfried]
fleet has target lock acquired
there’s nothing left for me but you
secondary engines still won’t fire
together we will see it through
siegfried we don’t have any time
well, then we turn and we attack
escape pods still working fine
[siegfried, spoken]
i won’t leave you
[jonny d’ville]
the odette is silent, but siegfried knows she understands. that a ship and its captain go down together. there is nothing left to say as the engines turn them to face their pursuers. before them, the combined forces of imperium and confederation stare them down, a thousand gun ports open and ready. her engines fire for one last time, and they charge into their ending together, never to apart again
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