Space Odyssey

In nineteen and ninety-six
We ventured to the moon
Onto the the Sea of Crisis
Like children from the womb
We journeyed cross the great wall plain
Beneath the mountain range
And then we saw the pyramid
It looked so very strange

This beacon had a field of force
That circled all around
And not a man could get inside
No way could be found
It was here for thousands of years
Before our life began
Waiting very patiently
For evolving man

When the galaxy was young
They looked upon the Earth
And saw that its position was
Promising for birth
They searched for life but finding none
They left a beacon bright
Its signal had not been disturbed
In the eternal light

How wise they were to choose this place
They knew when we arrived
That our atomic energy
We'd harnessed and survived
I look out on the Milky Way
For people of the dawn
I know that they will come some day
But will our wait be long?

In nineteen and ninety-six
We ventured to the moon
Onto the the Sea of Crisis
Like children from the womb
We journeyed cross the great wall plain
Beneath the mountain range
And then we saw the pyramid
It looked so very strange