NEAR EARTH

Near earth - too damn near
Somewhere in the cold and silent blue
And travelling blind
Don't get too comfy here
Nobody's gonna tell you what to do
When our tangled threads unwind

Oh yes we're watching but our vision's far from clear
It could happen in a milllennia's time, it could happen next year -

And where will you be when fate comes calling?
What will you do, when the sky is falling?
Who will be left to tend the pyre
As we fall headlong into aeons of ice and fire?

Poor dear - Mother Earth
It's happened before and she carries the scars
As does the cratered Moon
What price? What's it worth
We could arm ourselves against the stars
But we'd better start work soon

We're far from helpless if we put our minds to this
Choose now or it's into the dark with a cosmic goodnight kiss

And where will you be when fate comes calling?
What will you do, when the sky is falling?
Who will be left to tend the pyre
As we fall headlong into aeons of ice and fire?

And how will you eat without the seasons' turning?
And how will you live when the very air is burning?
For the truth is this, we must shield the cradle
This is no lie, no science fiction - fable

Near earth - too damn near
Somewhere in the cold and silent
Blue