ACCELERATION Feel the power of gravity as you leave it all behind Engines hum with liquid fire in the atmosphere you'll climb Thrusting into stratosphere the heavy metal rises Travel to another world and leave behind this crisis Acceleration is the force that's moving you through space Energy expended with economy of grace Action then reaction on a candlestick of fire Maximize the motion to reach your true desire Dreaming of a future with a sky that never ends Examining the present through a fine prismatic lens The charm of wishing better for your children never fades A life that's free and healthy is a promise that you've made Acceleration is the force that's moving you through space Energy expended with economy of grace Action then reaction on a candlestick of fire Maximize the motion to reach your true desire You generate an answer when you question what you see Challenging the status quo is where you want to be There may be complex problems that might dominate your life Always seek solutions to have peace instead of strife Acceleration is the force that's moving you through space Energy expended with economy of grace Action then reaction on a candlestick of fire Maximize the motion to reach your true desire Acceleration Anticipation Exhilaration Love is all you need Acceleration Anticipation Exhilaration Love is all you need The prophets just aren't reaching us with preaching about love We need to think of leaving here for what may be above If nature is our guide for life we haven't read the book There are galaxies expanding throughout everywhere we look Acceleration is the force that's moving you through space Energy expended with economy of grace Action then reaction on a candlestick of fire Maximize the motion to reach your true desire Acceleration Anticipation Exhilaration Love is all you need Acceleration Anticipation Exhilaration Love is all you need

MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON Isolation can be found in massive peaks above the ground Jewel of heaven, our own little world within its orbit safely curled Our close companion that reflects the nights, pulls our tides, lights midnight rides Calls us back to search dry seas, craters of ages and cliffs like these Scale the range of those barren heights Like dragon's teeth in the cold dark nights They pierce black skies like midnight noon Austere and lovely, mountains of the moon We will return to this forgotten land that we see each evening so close at hand The one named Selene, unrivaled queen, Who travels the night sky full bright then unseen Fearing our sanity, held in her sway, our sensible caution will be heeded this day Changing her face in the sun's varied light, the constant reminder, little sister at night Scale the range of those barren heights Like dragon's teeth in the cold dark nights They pierce black skies like midnight noon Austere and lovely, mountains of the moon From high above the lunar plain we'll see A surface of dust as far as can be Frozen for eons like a little ghost world The crags, the valleys and the mountains unfurled Master of the lonely cliffs can survey Uncountable galaxies spread out in array Time means nothing when the worlds we await The need to release ourselves clear of the gate We'll return someday to the flag that was planted, Follow the footprints that our forerunners granted Landers that stand and then were abandoned, traces of mankind, The ships they commanded There may come a renaissance of travel in space Our grandchildren will have the urgency to embrace We'll make it our mission to journey the plain but this time we'll have the plans to remain Scale the range of those barren heights Like dragon's teeth in the cold dark nights They pierce black skies like midnight noon Austere and lovely, mountains of the moon

CREATOR Floating along in the slipstream a-daze Your consciousness is pooling and ebbing in phase The shifting of tides as you're drifting on down Solitude develops as you gaze all around It's a comfortable motion as you silently sway Seeking this condition as you make your own way Heedless of your chances in the processes of fate The natural reaction brings you calm as you wait Creator makes us over every moment every day We're in the here and now as we move along our way There's no time like this instant as we head on through at last We all live in the present, not the future not the past The ocean's in commotion as it makes a ceaseless roar We watch it rolling thunder as we stand along the shore Tidal force is pulling heavy water to and fro The power of the moon on us is greater than we know Miracles of nature seem to fill us all with awe We meditate on what it means and what we think we saw Do wonders never cease we ask and hope they never will We're living in the moment, but the moment's never still Creator makes us over every moment every day We're in the here and now as we move along our way There's no time like this instant as we head on through at last We all live in the present, not the future not the past We all need time to create our own lives We're creators of ourselves, creators of our lives We all need love to complete ourselves Creators of love, creators of lives Sharing tender moments make us healthier and wise We need to teach each other how to see things through our eyes To think that we are all alone until we find another That sense of being part of one's a feeling like no other The world is often deeper than the things that you may sense Beauty happens every day into the present tense We need to trust the simple urge to do our very best And then we'll find our peace of mind, on which we can attest Creator makes us over every moment every day We're in the here and now as we move along our way There's no time like this instant as we head on through at last We all live in the present, not the future not the past We all need time to create our own lives We're creators of ourselves, creators of our lives We all need love to complete ourselves Creators of love, creators of lives

STORYTELLER By telling of the tale of tribes from very long ago The magician of the word enchants us then to come to know Our legends and the stories of our long forgotten kin They bring to us the memories of where we do begin We never will remember all those dim and dark days The narrative reminds us when we start to lose our ways By the fire deep at night or in warmer daytime bright, The keeper of our legacy tells what's true and what is right Tell us all again the timeless songs of an age Sing to us the verses of true love and outrage Give us all a reason so we save our treasured past Make us proud of the fact that our heritage will last Some think our ancient elders were never that clever They struggled to raise families and braved the torrid weather They loved and they fought, built cathedrals, made art Taught children their survival, came together, then apart From their guidance we have learned to teach each other as we earned The respect from our own elders when it came to our turn Reminds us then that we'll become the ancient ones in time When we listen to our tellers of the verses and the rhymes Tell us all again the timeless songs of an age Sing to us the verses of true love and outrage Give us all a reason so we save our treasured past Make us proud of the fact that our heritage will last The legendary tales will pass through ages fair intact Because of all the poets who've respected well the fact The word is just the message that we carry in our song Recall our fabled past as we bring it all along All the days of our lives are just a chapter of the book We share it all together anytime we take a look It's our duty then to celebrate the ones who came before We will keep them all alive to share the legends and the lore Tell us all again the timeless songs of an age Sing to us the verses of true love and outrage Give us all a reason so we save our treasured past Make us proud of the fact that our heritage will last

DRAGONRIDER Soaring high above the plain Wings outspread aloft remain Against the wind that spirals out The rider's mount that brooks no doubt Commands the creature born to fly She ascends the heights against blue sky Dragonrider wild and free, over the mountains, across the sea Dragonrider cannot be tamed, a force of nature, as yet unnamed See the breeze blow through her hair The thrill of speed that takes her there Scarlet scales shine in the sun Mount and rider become one Above the land, beyond the pale Into the void they both will sail Dragonrider wild and free, over the mountains, across the sea Dragonrider cannot be tamed, a force of nature, as yet unnamed A bond marks beast and rider fair It's hard to gauge but starts with care The shared desire for achieving flight Makes their harmony seem just right Respect for each others mutual gain Creates both the verses and the refrain Adrift at peace the powered pair Rushing free through conquered air Their silhouettes on golden sun The clouds above atop their run They slip and glide past valley view Over fields and trees they're passing through Dragonrider wild and free, over the mountains, across the sea Dragonrider cannot be tamed, a force of nature, as yet unnamed

ASTRAL FIRE We forgot about the mission to explore the outer plane Need to see things for ourselves before we go insane Sent out remote robotics then to feed our heart's desire They took our place in outer space to feel the astral fire First step in the challenge is to colonize our moon Next we make the jump to Mars with the will to get there soon Use that as our platform to start mining our new wealth Then further to the next stage to explore the inner belt We forgot about the mission to explore the outer plane Need to see things for ourselves before we go insane Sent out remote robotics then to feed our heart's desire They took our place in outer space to feel the astral fire All we need is willingness to meet this lofty goal Acting on the steps we take to help fulfill our role Prepare ourselves to collaborate with all these brilliant minds Then meet the greatest task we have to further humankind Time and time again we ask “What else could be out there?” We need to go beyond the gate to show the world we care Seeking our own future is the way we need to live It's for our children, that's the goal, it's all we've got to give Make our mark in traveling far past our only star Overcome our loneliness in the universe so far Flying to the earth-like worlds we've spotted in our sights Take our chances with the faith to sail these starlit nights We forgot about the mission to explore the outer plane Need to see things for ourselves before we go insane Sent out remote robotics then to feed our heart's desire They took our place in outer space to feel the astral fire

TEMPLE OF SCIENCE You are welcome here to enter halls of wonder in the center Of the universal splendor known as science of the mind You can feel the power growing as you find yourself all-knowing While developing awareness in the strength of humankind It's the science we believe in a way that makes us bold It's the facts of our existence not the fiction that we're told No legends to unravel, no divine or mystic gods We discern our place in here and now against increasing odds We are building a new temple but we know it's not that simple To be struggling with legacies of guilt and mortal shame There's a power in revolution when we're seeking resolution In the search for absolution from our heritage of blame It's the science we believe in a way that makes us bold It's the facts of our existence not the fiction that we're told No legends to unravel, no divine or mystic gods We discern our place in here and now against increasing odds We don't need no superstition, it's the way we need to live We don't need no bad religion, truth is all we've got to give We don't need no superstition, it's the way we need to live We don't need no bad religion, truth is all we've got to give Tell the preachers we don't need them or their blessings or their creed When we try to live our lives without their judgment and their rules We seek to find the truth that's real which nature will at last reveal Don't need those false messiahs when they're acting like the fools It's the science we believe in a way that makes us bold It's the facts of our existence not the fiction that we're told No legends to unravel, no divine or mystic gods We discern our place in here and now against increasing odds We don't need no superstition, it's the way we need to live We don't need no bad religion, truth is all we've got to give We don't need no superstition, it's the way we need to live We don't need no bad religion, truth is all we've got to give

MONOLITH Harbinger of fate lies in the distant shadowed past The keeper of a language no one else could understand A mesmerizing hum of intelligence it cast To the creatures we became then we took it well in hand We knew not that it made us thirst for truth beyond our ken No messages came to us from that image in our mind The thoughts we dwelled upon those days were of the greater sin Of knowing our true nature and betraying humankind The monolith came to us from another time and place An artifact of power from deepfield outer space Sentience as far from us as we are from the source Unknown benefactors trying to change our history's course Are we still alone or are there those who change our fate? Do we have a chance to stand with others of our kind Or will we keep ourselves in check until it is too late? The mystery of the stone will be one secret we will find The mission of the unseen force to influence our ways We must ask the question then to change the way we live Do they know that we are lost and numbering our days? We must seek the answer now with all we've got to give The monolith came to us from another time and place An artifact of power from deepfield outer space Sentience as far from us as we are from the source Unknown benefactors trying to change our history's course The sentinel stood watch through time until it was revealed That eons past in which it lay in wait for us to grow A signal from the stars beyond so cleverly concealed Gave the makers an ability to share what we should know Our chances to remain in search of entities unseen Depends again on what we learn in journeys to a star We look for clues far from our world to be where they have been Perhaps we'll be the teachers then and will have come so far The monolith came to us from another time and place An artifact of power from deepfield outer space Sentience as far from us as we are from the source Unknown benefactors trying to change our history's course

ASTRONAUT SONG Think about some traveling so far away from home Looking at the stars above and all that room to roam Haven't got a reason much to stick around this place Might as well get on a ship and steer your way to space Ride a roman candle up into the stratosphere Forget about the troubles you've been having all this year Suit up and go weightless and you can't be that far wrong Leave this world behind and sing an astronaut song Make a date with destiny and jump into the race Put on your space cowboy hat and strap yourself in place Feel the thunder in your bones as you begin to rise The earth will be so beautiful, you won't believe your eyes Ride a roman candle up into the stratosphere Forget about the troubles you've been having all this year Suit up and go weightless and you can't be that far wrong Leave this world behind and sing an astronaut song Even if you're jaded and no longer having fun This trip will make a kid of you, the coolest thing you've done The best way is to let it go and leave your cares behind Just head on through the atmosphere and let it blow you mind Take the time to think about the wonders that you'll see The world below your feet is as free as you will ever be Appreciate your planet and the only home we know And when you touch down finally your face will be aglow Ride a roman candle up into the stratosphere Forget about the troubles you've been having all this year Suit up and go weightless and you can't be that far wrong Leave this world behind and sing an astronaut song

HELIOS ORBIT The god who dared blaze a wandering trail, Whose chariot rose in the east without fail A turning of worlds that began with the dawn Nighttime retreating, the light coming on Rays of the sun from the crowned diadem Piercing the red and gold clouds with a hymn Come the morning, his sister Eos alone Paving the way for the star on her own Helios traveled the sky like a prince He's warmed the whole earth from the past ever since The light he gave freely so nature could grow His life-giving legacy more than we know Phaeton his son drove quadriga one day, Could not restrain all the four horses at bay Zeus struck him down with a bolt from the blue To keep him from burning the world as he flew Hyperion his father looked down from above, He had nothing to give to his son but his love A boat took him down to the river at night, The journey through darkness to the first rays of light Helios traveled the sky like a prince He's warmed the whole earth from the past ever since The light he gave freely so nature could grow His life-giving legacy more than we know All-seeing being the eye of the powers He witnesses the truth that transpires at all hours His sister Selene is the night's holy queen, Who travels to counter his command of the scene She gathers the stars as her inherited crown But he rules in the day till his transport goes down The colossus astride on the island of Rhodes, His beautiful face for the world to behold Helios traveled the sky like a prince He's warmed the whole earth from the past ever since The light he gave freely so nature could grow His life-giving legacy more than we know