Prox Centauri - Longway Lyrics

From this distance vantage point
The Earth might not seem of any particular interest
But for us its different
That's here
That's home
That's us
On it everyone you love
Everyone you know
Everyone you ever heard of
Every human being who ever was
Lived out their lives
Every saint and sinner in the history of our species
Lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam

Nighttime vibes, bright skies the lifeline
Searching our souls, no clues of what we might find
Connecting dots with stars inside the Kuiper Belt
Swimming in cosmic pools, schooled by Michael Phelps
Priceless wealth, derived from the natural
Living out the fanciful they said it wasn't practical
View the interplanetary as close to the chest
Stardust, divinity evoked with each breath
Red dwarf, scorching soul's a comet, sauna or supernova
Vaporizing lies ascribed, truth is movin' closer
Mesmerized by the splendor of it all
Monolithic graced with untenable resolve
From limited tenements denizens inside the mouth of madness
To gettin' out and winning routs against bouts of sadness
Flamed out but building houses on mounds of ashes
Steadfast not dead last no doubts surpass us

I can tour the galaxy shuttles leave from my backyard
Universal spirit appearing to us as cracked stars
Bearing witness, puts me in a calm state
Best seat in the cosmos is in Longway
I can tour the galaxy shuttles leave from my backyard
Universal spirit appearing to us as cracked stars
Bearing witness, puts me in a calm state
Best seat in the cosmos is in Longway

Baptized in the sublime, divine, energized
Always cleansing, inner-mind, ain't minimized
Question if the youth, would gravitate to tragedy
If they understood that they are hosting galaxies
Carl Sagan once evinced that we are star stuff
Comprised of the same components that leave us awestruck
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, prevalence
Holiness personified, elemental preciousness
When we transition, recycled into stratosphere
So we reemerge reobserve the magic here
Deja vu, metaphysical incidents
Are nudges pushing us to peer into infinite
Cyclicality unveils minutiae, our inner-workings
Each moment is pivotal if we seek it's purpose
Never devalue spirit over weak assertions
Liege-blood, peons and naives, can't usurp us

I can tour the galaxy shuttles leave from my backyard
Universal spirit appearing to us as cracked stars
Bearing witness, puts me in a calm state
Best seat in the cosmos is in Longway
I can tour the galaxy shuttles leave from my backyard
Universal spirit appearing to us as cracked stars
Bearing witness, puts me in a calm state
Best seat in the cosmos is in Longway
I can tour the galaxy shuttles leave from my backyard
Universal spirit appearing to us as cracked stars
Bearing witness, puts me in a calm state
Best seat in the cosmos is in Longway

Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience
There is perhaps no better demonstration
Of the folly of human conceits
Than this distant image of our tiny world
To me, it underscores our responsibility
To deal more kindly with one another
And to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot
The only home we've ever known