OVERANDA

No sung lyrics or spoken words.

Verse 1 Quasar, pulsar, parallax bloom, Perihelion perfume. Ultraviolet violets creep Through the craters of my sleep. Syzygy scissors sever the sun, Two little shadows unravel as one. Silver aphelion, pendulum slow, Drawn to the celestial undertow. Verse 2 Nebular nectar, a mouthful of moons, Sipped through the rings of an ancient Neptune. Photon phantoms fiddle the strings, Dust in the hush where Andromeda sings. Redshift roses, spectral snow, Chronochromatic rivers flow. An ion-eyed oracle opens its throat, Swallows the star that we used as a boat. Chorus Celestial undertow, Helios, hollow, halo. Sidereal spirals swallow me whole, Where do the wandering wanderers go? Celestial undertow, Umbra, penumbra, indigo. Over the orbit and under the glow, Io, Io, let me go. Verse 3 Magnetar marigolds turn in the void, Petals of plasma, a sun uncoiled. Oort-cloud orchids open their eyes, Pollen like planets ascends through the ice. Aldebaran burns in a thimble of night, Betelgeuse loosens a filament bright. Gravity’s grave little fingers bestow A crown of corona, a kingdom below. Bridge Lagrange… Arrange… The stars exchange. Accrete… Repeat… The dark has teeth. Precession procession, A lunar confession. An eclipse of the lips, A celestial slip. Final chorus Celestial undertow, Helios, hollow, halo. Sidereal spirals swallow me whole, Where do the wandering wanderers go? Celestial undertow, Umbra, penumbra, indigo. Over the orbit and under the glow, Io, Io, let me go. Outro Quasar… Pulsar… Parallax snow… Io… Io… Celestial undertow.

Attention, ladies and gentlemen. I say this with all due respect: run like hell. Eyewitness reports are pouring in from Tampa, Florida, to San Jose, California. Unidentified Flying Objections have been sighted circling overhead, spiraling lower, apparently determined to object to your very existence. Remain calm, if you must. Panic, if it helps. The sky has raised an objection, and we have been denied an appeal. The hour is fraught. The time is now. We are officially entering… Overanda.

Wordless female humming and vocal harmonies. No sung lyrics or spoken words.

First vocal passage Pale fire… Behind the veil. A silver sun… Exhales. Second vocal passage Starless… We turn below. Unfold… And overflow. Third vocal passage Nebula… Ascending. Night… Unending. Final whisper Pale fire… Carry me.

Verse 1 The sun went dark at half past ten. The birds came down and hid again. We watched a shadow cross the sky. It stopped above us. No one knew why. Verse 2 The radio called out my name. I pulled the cord. It spoke again. It told us all to stay inside. Then every window filled with light. Refrain Umbra Solaris. Something hides the sun. Umbra Solaris. Tell me what we’ve done. Verse 3 You stood beside the bedroom door. Your shadow stretched across the floor. You turned to take me by the hand. It stayed behind. It tried to stand. Bridge I heard your footsteps overhead. You were beside me in the bed. You held my arm. You whispered, “Stay.” We heard you laugh. Then walk away. Final refrain Umbra Solaris. Something hides the sun. Umbra Solaris. There’s nowhere left to run. Outro At dawn, the sky was clear and blue. I counted shadows. There were two.

No sung lyrics. Final spoken line Welcome to Overanda.

Verse 1 We crossed the dark without a sound. No sky above. No solid ground. Then through the glass, a silver shore. A place no sun had touched before. Verse 2 The mountains moved beneath the sea. The stars hung low enough to reach. We watched two moons rise in the west. For once, the silence let us rest. Refrain Overanda. We have come so far. Overanda. Beneath a stranger’s stars. Verse 3 I left my footprints in the sand. The tide came in across the land. It washed away the years I knew. And left the door I’d fallen through. Bridge I heard a voice beyond the shore. It said, “You’ve been here once before.” Final refrain Overanda. We have come so far. Overanda. Remember who we are. Final vocal The door stood open. We stepped through.