To The Quasar (The Taurus Pulsar - Quasar 3C273) Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | The Universal Migrator Part II: Flight of the Migrator(2000) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Progressive Metal, Rock Opera |
Labels | Transmission Records |
Ranked | #86 for 2000 , #3,540 all-time |
Album rating : 88.2 / 100
Votes : 6
Votes : 6
4. To The Quasar (The Taurus Pulsar - Quasar 3C273) (8:43)
"We are on our way to the quasar, an object as bright as a galaxy. Our hope is that the
quasar may contain an unfathomable source of power and peril at its center ... a black
hole."
"On our journey, we receive the radio emissions of a pulsar -- an imploded neutron star."
[A. THE TAURUS PULSAR]
Within a distant nebula in the Taurus zodiac
I hear the wailing of a star, the weak pulse of a fading sun
All its fuel is burning out and its light will fade to black
I can't ignore its hopeless shout as it fires its death cry out in space
A star in Taurus lights up and outshines the galaxy
A fleeting moment of glory in time and space
A supernova resounds, a desperate symphony
Leaving behind a beacon fallen from grace
Lift your head up to the sky
And hear the faraway cry of a dying star
I heard its message from afar
A frequent surge of sight and sound
We approach the fallen neutron star
Spinning round and round and round
We attend this cosmic mass and we hear its sad lament
But even stars and planets pass in this cold and everlasting place
Lift your head up to the sky and hear the cry...
"We have encountered a quasar in the constellation Virgo. But does it really contain a
black hole, the portal to our final destination?"
[B. QUASAR 3C273]
[Andi Deris, Lana Lane]
Heading off into the core of a newborn galaxy
We have reached a brilliant star-like source of energy
This cosmic spectacle of radiance was formed
Fifteen billion years ago when the universe was born
To the quasar
Beyond the milky way
The redshift is high, a bright light in the sky
To the dark star
Beyond the light of day
The gravity's high, a black sun in the sky
3C273
As we approach the sea of light I'm forced to close my eyes
I can feel the vibrant waves of centuries go by
Then the pull of an unseen force is tearing us away
Could it be we found the entrance to our passageway?
quasar may contain an unfathomable source of power and peril at its center ... a black
hole."
"On our journey, we receive the radio emissions of a pulsar -- an imploded neutron star."
[A. THE TAURUS PULSAR]
Within a distant nebula in the Taurus zodiac
I hear the wailing of a star, the weak pulse of a fading sun
All its fuel is burning out and its light will fade to black
I can't ignore its hopeless shout as it fires its death cry out in space
A star in Taurus lights up and outshines the galaxy
A fleeting moment of glory in time and space
A supernova resounds, a desperate symphony
Leaving behind a beacon fallen from grace
Lift your head up to the sky
And hear the faraway cry of a dying star
I heard its message from afar
A frequent surge of sight and sound
We approach the fallen neutron star
Spinning round and round and round
We attend this cosmic mass and we hear its sad lament
But even stars and planets pass in this cold and everlasting place
Lift your head up to the sky and hear the cry...
"We have encountered a quasar in the constellation Virgo. But does it really contain a
black hole, the portal to our final destination?"
[B. QUASAR 3C273]
[Andi Deris, Lana Lane]
Heading off into the core of a newborn galaxy
We have reached a brilliant star-like source of energy
This cosmic spectacle of radiance was formed
Fifteen billion years ago when the universe was born
To the quasar
Beyond the milky way
The redshift is high, a bright light in the sky
To the dark star
Beyond the light of day
The gravity's high, a black sun in the sky
3C273
As we approach the sea of light I'm forced to close my eyes
I can feel the vibrant waves of centuries go by
Then the pull of an unseen force is tearing us away
Could it be we found the entrance to our passageway?
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The Universal Migrator Part II: Flight of the Migrator - Lyrics
The Universal Migrator Part II: Flight of the Migrator - Album Credits
Members
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen : : Guitars, Bass, Analog Synthesisers, Mellotron, Hammond, Keyboards
- Ed Warby : Drums
Additional musicians
- Erik Norlander : Analog Synthesisers, Vocoder Voice, Hammond, Keyboards
- Michael Romeo : Guitars (solo) (track 2)
- Oscar Holleman : Guitars (2nd solo) (track 4)
- Gary (Hey!) Wehrkamp : Guitars (solo) (track 6)
- René Merkelbach : Keyboards (last solo) (track 4)
- Clive Nolan : Keyboards (2nd solo) (track 5)
- Keiko Kumagai : Hammond Keyboards (solo) (track 9)
- Peter Siedlach : Strings
- Lana Lane : Voice (track 1), Backing Vocals
- Ian Parry : Vocals (track 9)
- Robert Soeterboek : Vocals (track 8)
- Bruce Dickinson : Vocals (track 5)
- Sir Russel Allen : Vocals (track 2)
- Ralf Scheepers : Vocals (track 3)
- Damian Wilson : Vocals (track 2)
- Andi Deris : Vocals (track 4)
- Fabio Lione : Vocals (track 6)
- Timo Kotipelto : Vocals (track 7)
Other staff
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen : Producer, Engineer
- Oscar Holleman : Mixing Engineer
- Peter van't Riet : Mastering Engineer
- Stephen van Haestregt : Assistant Engineer
- Jacques Marcoux : Sleeve Design, Layout
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