"StarBlazer (Do You Copy?)"
lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman
tags: scifi space adventure

(capo 4)

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Once upon a day when the sky was grey
And the world wasn't having much fun,
I switched on the radio and I tuned in
To a point in orbit of a distant sun.

At first I couldn't believe my ears,
Then I could't believe my eyes,
'Cause in my mind I could see you flyin'
Through a thousand alien skies, (and you were saying...)

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	Star Patrol, do you copy?
	StarBlazer, reporting as planned...
	I'm making my way through an unexplored sector,
	And I can't get through to Command.

	If there's anyone out there receiving this signal,
	Please let me know that I'm not alone.
	I'm an interstellar scout, a hundred parsecs out,
	Exploring the strange and unknown.

I called up the station to share my appreciation
For that exciting new radio show,
But the disc jockey there said they weren't even on the air
At that time of night, and, well, what do I know?

So I did some rewiring, looked to the horizon,
And adjusted my satellite dish,
And I felt like a child as I redialed,
Just like I was making a wish, (and I said...)

	Yes, StarBlazer, I copy;
	You're coming in loud and clear!
	But even if you were listening
	You wouldn't hear these words for years --

	You woudn't know that it's your interstellar adventures
	That carry me through the day --
	I'm just an ordinary guy, listening to the sky,
	And you're hundreds of light years away.

I still get chills when I think of the planet
Whose crust wasn't made out of rock.
When you went inside, it turned out to be hollow,
But I couldn't follow, 'cause your signal was blocked.

And, to my consternation, it was six more rotations
Before you could check in again
Man, adventure is better when we're in it together
And I can't wait to find out how it ends...  (I was saying...)

	Yes, StarBlazer, I copy --
	Your signal's coming through just fine!
	I know you don't know that I'm listening to you,
	But please stay on the line!

	'Cause I get a bit frantic when there's nothing but static
	At my favorite place on the dial
	I've grown accustomed to hearing your voice in my ear
	And I hope you'll be around for a while

Then one night, I was feeling alright,
But when I adjusted the tuning control
There was a complication: the Earth radio station 
Had filled up that hour with rock and roll!

Well, the music was decent, but it wasn't what I needed,
And I hoped it was all a mistake.
Then the song just stopped, and my jaw dropped,
Because it wasn't a commercial break!  (You were saying...)

	This is StarBlazer, I copy --
	I hope that you're doing alright.
	See, the path of your signal goes right through a wormhole,
	It gets here much faster than light.

	When I traced your reply to this empty piece of sky,
	At first I didn't know what to believe,
	But now this wormhole's collapsing, so this is the last
	Signal you can expect to receive.

	I just want you to know how much it means to me
	That somebody cares what I do --
	'Cause it's lonely out here on the galactic frontier,
	And I'm glad I could share it with you.