Earth That Was

Mother Earth couldn't take no more

sucked dry by humanity

in the end she lost a fight

she was never going to win

we set out for distant shores

far across our galaxy

we're taking flight into the night

to the planets on the rim

a fire in the darkness

far away from the Earth that Was

a quest for freedom in the "Verse

seeking refuge from the earth

a fire in the darkness

a bright light on the edge of space

a desperate need to find our place

in the emptiness of space

out here on the fringe of space

the outskirts of society

we're suffering the aftermath

of a cataclysmic war

cast out by the human race

nine outlaw pioneers

making life in the outer worlds

running from the law

I see a fire in the darkness

a ray of hope in a black forbidding night

I see a fire in the darkness

a spark of life in a cold and empty sky