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[Ship’s Crew]
(N.C.)
Get ready for takeoff and forget the ‘Frame
(N.C.)
Get ready to shake off all the guilty chains
(N.C.)
Our ship is departing to a far-off place
(N.C")
Our saga is starting, an aquatic race
[Instrumental]
B Bm B E D
B G B Bm B G#
G B G# G E D
[Historian]
BOur world is ruined
[Captain]
BNo turning back
[Historian]
BTheir fate is cruel
[Captain]
BTheir future black
[Historian]
BLast Day is here
[Captain]
BThey lost all power
[Historian]
BThe end is near
[Captain]
BIt’s zero hour
[Historian]
BOur time is short
[Captain]
BWe need to leave
[Historian]
BWe’re all aboard
[Captain]
BWe’re all complete
[Historian]
BAll set to go
[Captain]
BSwitch engines on
[Historian]
BSet your controls
[Captain]
BWe leave at dawn
[Opposition Leader]
EThis time we Dwon’t depend on C#cold machinery
I always Dknew where that could C#mlead
EThis time we Dplan ahead and C#form our strategy
ENo comDputers, no Gmmachines
[Diplomat]
GmHiberFnation now D#begins, A#our minds allowed Fto Gmdream
EEternity will A#course through our Dveins
GmTransforFmation will set D#in, the A#Source is flowing Gmfree
AugmenA#ting Four A#brains, forDever... forever!
[Historian]
BmOur final Bchance
[Captain]
BOur final leap
[Historian]
BWe’ll be in trance
[Captain]
BWe’ll be asleep
[Historian]
BWhat will we dream?
[Captain]
BWill it seem real?
[Historian]
BWhat will we see?
[Captain]
BHow will we feel?
[President]
EI say we Dchange our ways and C#learn from the past
EWe cannot Dmake the same misC#takes
EI say we Dstart today, this C#chance may be our last
EOur people’s Dfutures are at Gmstake
[Counsolers]
GmRejuveFnation will D#begin, our A#thoughts allowed to Gmstray
FInfinity will A#liberate our Dminds
GmImmorFtality sets D#in, A#wash our fears Gmaway
A#Leave Fall our doubts beA#hind, forDeveBmr
[Instrumental]
Em D A Em A
Em B Em C G
D A C Em G A
Am G B Em
[Chemist]
AmLet the fluid in, Gwash away
F#Immerse yourself into Fthis realm of liquid dreams
AmEverlasting Glife, drown away your F#past
Allow yourself to drift Fbeyond the bounds of death,
and reach out for infiniEmty
[Biologist]
EmGet ready for takeoff
[Astronomers]
and forget the ‘EFrame
[Biologist]
EGet ready to shake off
[Astronomers]
Eall the guilty chains
[Biologist]
Our ship is Emdeparting
[Astronomers]
Ato a far-off place
[Biologist]
Our Emsaga is starting
[Astronomers]
Ban aquatic Emrace
[Ship’s Crew]
EmGet ready for takeGoff and forget the D‘Frame
Get ready to shake off Call the guilty Emchains
Our ship is Gdeparting Ato a Amfar-off place
Our saga is Gstarting, an Baquatic Emrace
[Chemist]
AmEmbrace our future home Gbeneath the tides
F#Soon we will be one Fwith our new ocean world
Time withAmout an Gend, life without a F#care
Allow yourself to sail Fbeyond the fringe of time,
and reach out for eterniEmty
[Biologist]
EmGet ready for takeoff
[Astronomers]
Emand forget the ‘Frame
[Biologist]
Get Eready to shake off
[Astronomers]
Eall the guilty chains
[Biologist]
EOur ship is departing
[Astronomers]
to a Afar-off place
[Biologist]
Our Emsaga is startin
[Astronomers]
an Baquatic Emrace
[Ship’s Crew]
EmGet ready for takeoff Gand forget the ‘DFrame
Get ready to shake off Call the guilty chains
EmOur Gship is deparAting to a far-off Amplace
Our saga is Gstarting, an Baquatic race
[Outro]
B G# G B
G# G E D

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Aquatic Race

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C#m

[Ship’s Crew]

(N.C.)

Get ready for takeoff and forget the ‘Frame

(N.C.)

Get ready to shake off all the guilty chains

(N.C.)

Our ship is departing to a far-off place

(N.C")

Our saga is starting, an aquatic race

[Instrumental]

B Bm B E D

B G B Bm B G#

G B G# G E D

[Historian]

Our world is ruined

[Captain]

No turning back

[Historian]

Their fate is cruel

[Captain]

Their future black

[Historian]

Last Day is here

[Captain]

They lost all power

[Historian]

The end is near

[Captain]

It’s zero hour

[Historian]

Our time is short

[Captain]

We need to leave

[Historian]

We’re all aboard

[Captain]

We’re all complete

[Historian]

All set to go

[Captain]

Switch engines on

[Historian]

Set your controls

[Captain]

We leave at dawn

[Opposition Leader]

E D C#

This time we won’t depend on cold machinery

D C#m

I always knew where that could lead

E D C#

This time we plan ahead and form our strategy

E D Gm

No computers, no machines

[Diplomat]

Gm F D# A# F Gm

Hibernation now begins, our minds allowed to dream

E A# D

Eternity will course through our veins

Gm F D# A# Gm

Transformation will set in, the Source is flowing free

A# F A# D

Augmenting our brains, forever... forever!

[Historian]

Bm B

Our final chance

[Captain]

Our final leap

[Historian]

We’ll be in trance

[Captain]

We’ll be asleep

[Historian]

What will we dream?

[Captain]

Will it seem real?

[Historian]

What will we see?

[Captain]

How will we feel?

[President]

E D C#

I say we change our ways and learn from the past

E D C#

We cannot make the same mistakes

E D C#

I say we start today, this chance may be our last

E D Gm

Our people’s futures are at stake

[Counsolers]

Gm F D# A# Gm

Rejuvenation will begin, our thoughts allowed to stray

F A# D

Infinity will liberate our minds

Gm F D# A# Gm

Immortality sets in, wash our fears away

A# F A# D Bm

Leave all our doubts behind, forever

[Instrumental]

Em D A Em A

Em B Em C G

D A C Em G A

Am G B Em

[Chemist]

Am G

Let the fluid in, wash away

F# F

Immerse yourself into this realm of liquid dreams

Am G F#

Everlasting life, drown away your past

Allow yourself to drift beyond the bounds of death,

and reach out for infinity

[Biologist]

Get ready for takeoff

[Astronomers]

and forget the ‘Frame

[Biologist]

Get ready to shake off

[Astronomers]

all the guilty chains

[Biologist]

Our ship is departing

[Astronomers]

to a far-off place

[Biologist]

Our saga is starting

[Astronomers]

B Em

an aquatic race

[Ship’s Crew]

Em G D

Get ready for takeoff and forget the ‘Frame

C Em

Get ready to shake off all the guilty chains

G A Am

Our ship is departing to a far-off place

G B Em

Our saga is starting, an aquatic race

[Chemist]

Am G

Embrace our future home beneath the tides

F# F

Soon we will be one with our new ocean world

Am G F#

Time without an end, life without a care

Allow yourself to sail beyond the fringe of time,

and reach out for eternity

[Biologist]

Get ready for takeoff

[Astronomers]

and forget the ‘Frame

[Biologist]

Get ready to shake off

[Astronomers]

all the guilty chains

[Biologist]

Our ship is departing

[Astronomers]

to a far-off place

[Biologist]

Our saga is startin

[Astronomers]

B Em

an aquatic race

[Ship’s Crew]

Em G D

Get ready for takeoff and forget the ‘Frame

Get ready to shake off all the guilty chains

Em G A Am

Our ship is departing to a far-off place

G B

Our saga is starting, an aquatic race

[Outro]

B G# G B

G# G E D

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