1. |
A Withering Ghost
00:47
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"Attention, all herd homes.
Incoming emergency transmission."
"Greetings, citizens of Earth.
The asteroid cluster, Onyx -5b, is about to collide with our home planet.
The damage is estimated to be immeasurable.
Please proceed to in an orderly fashion to your fallout shelters,
and prepare for impact.
No further information is available.
"Thank you for your time,
And may God, help us all..."
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2. |
The Great Collision
04:53
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Precursor to disaster, the light that took it all
The greatest storm there ever was, as the sky began to fall
No reason, no regard, for the destruction in it's wake
Hide your eyes as your hands start to tremble,
Take a breath as the earth starts to shake
Everything that remains, will not be our home
The human race fell to ash, and empire dethroned
In the Onyx aftermath
As we return, to the ocean that spat us out
All we had was contentment, in a life so far gone now
Wake up
We had it all
There was a pride
Before the fall
Water is rising, something is drawing near
No we will not falter, desensitized to fear
Life on the horizon, different from our own
Shared in destruction, nomads without a home
Wander through the smoke
Search for shelter, search for hope
When the dust has settled
Will we find home, will we be left on our own
As we return, to the ocean that spat us out
All we had was contentment, in a life so far gone now
Throw your fists to the ground, and ask yourselves why
We go on believing there's love in the sky
We've all been abandoned, we all must restart
To rebuild from something that's fallen apart
And with our hands, by our sides
We will not be
Cause this, is our home
Movement in the distance
Something is coming, be it friend or foe
We won't be uprooted
We've been through hell, but this is our home
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3. |
General Gearheart
00:25
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"You there, Private! Arm up all civilians and get them to the raft!"
"Sir! Yes, Sir!"
"I want this vessel departing in 20 minutes! We don't leave until everyone is accounted for!"
"General Gearheart, Sir! What the hell is that!?"
"Men! Open Fire!"
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4. |
The Aluna War
03:58
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The Great Collision brought a brand new race
Things that aren't human and no one is safe
We opened fire, rained death from above
Unfazed and undaunted they did not turn and run
Civilization that lives by the sword
Refused to relent but our rage was returned
A sound from the havoc brought man to its knees
The war had begun, we swore we would not taste defeat
Make them regret
Each moment they remain
They won't forget
What it is to be afraid
Make them regret
Each moment they remain
They won't forget
Years have gone by and the war rages on
Casualties rising and families torn
The tired and weary begin to accept
That living this way might just be a fate worse than death
This all counts for nothing
Battles never mend
When everything you fight for
Is ruins in the end
Do you even know
What it's like to have everyone
Taken away
Everything we've known
Was torn away from us, and brought us crashing down
When our world came to it's end
Our blood is on our hands
No change, no progress, nothing is won
Resources dwindle and hope is all but gone
Waters keeps rising and land disappears
The fire within us extinguished by tears
And we dont know how all of this will end
How much longer can we pretend
That this is where our heros are born
And we don't know
We don't know where we will be
When the blood no longer falls
When the reasons we began to fight
Aren't worth it after all
And we will see anything is possible
But a time will come for peace
Then a new day can begin
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5. |
Elder Encounter
00:37
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"Hello, James."
"How the hell do you know my name?"
"We know many things."
"Why did no one attack me when I arrived?"
"It will all be explained in time. Take this root, and use it to heal your wounded.
Know it as an offering of peace."
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6. |
The Valkyrie
04:40
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I have something to show you
You won't believe your eyes
Lord knows that I
Don't believe mine
The root of all evil
Can be resolved
With this mystic root
That will heal us all
Absolve us of our sins, forget these differences
Wash us clean of our mistakes and put them in the past
The time has come for us, to think of what we've lost
Consider if it's worth, following this path
I'm begging you,
Throw down your guns
And we can find
Ourselves some common ground
To rest tonight, the stars will shine
Brighter than they have
For years, no flames of discontent
No more tears
Take up audience, Earth is in the past
This name no longer fits, with these two worlds combined
This is Gemini
This is Gemini
And we are...
We are the
We are the
We are the Valkyrie
James,
Help me through this please, be my guide
James
Help me through this, I need you by my side
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7. |
The Halo
04:42
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Our world is rising from the ruins,
We've come so far
you've been chosen, to protect
Rhe good within us all
You're the difference, the torch we carry
To guide our way
Through the darkness, and deliver us
Beneath these veils lies your path
We're moving forward not looking back
With courage born from smoke and flame
We will defend til our last day
The softest silk and hardest steel
To be our strength and be our shield
With reckoning held by our sides
In brightest sun and darkest night
We will be the guardians Gemini needs
They need, they need
We look to the sky
A year ago we could not conceive
That such peace was within our reach
On angels wings we sacrifice
For lives of men and Aluna alike
Every morning when you wake
These are the words you will say
In every battle hold them close
For this is your sacred oath
Take a knee
With honour, strength and heads held high
You are the Halo
The new knights of Gemini
Heavens voice
The call we answer day or night
Angel's flight
May we be the watch over Gemini
Saints embrace
With sanctuary beneath our wings
Gates of Hell
You shall fear your reckoning
Corvus Oculum Corvi Non Eruit
My Halo
My Gemini
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8. |
Research Log 638
00:54
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"Research Log 638. Chief Scientist: Shilo Drennin - ID# SD04.
The date is April 12th, 2128 C.E.
Phase one complete.
Proceeding with phase two: Hybridization.
The genetic code pairing was a match.
Clear to commence Valkyrie Initiative LM7359
Codename: Living Machines."
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9. |
Living Machines
04:36
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Monstrous creations
Born and butchered in secret tombs
Splice them back together
As curiosity consumes
We are the ones, securing the future
One nightmare at a time
Hide inside, conceal the truth, this is
A necessary evil
L.A.N.C.E.'s and ARO's
Our creations live
BioBolt's speed on
Unnatural limbs
We take the organic and we
Make it mechanical
This is the science
That comes from the suffering
This is the beauty
We find in the chaos
The hum of the jets that fly overhead
Living machines, brought back from the dead
Our work may be dark, the future is bright
Under protection of the Valkyrie's light
We're quickly returning to the glory we felt
Before destruction, an empire rebuilt
A faceless name is the burden we hold
But nurses and butchers is how we shall be known
When something wicked this way comes
We shall face it with open arms
We've known evil and we've seen pain
But the sacrifice has not been in vain
For us
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10. |
To Rise From Ashes
04:02
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"Curtis, we have to go."
Stay with me
Tonight, my love
Please stay, with me
Tonight, my love
No goodbyes
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11. |
A Lance...
00:42
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"Ki'wa, look."
"Why are they flying so low, Mekk?"
"They're coming this way..."
"No!"
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Living Machines Kelowna, British Columbia
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