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The Ballad of Minus 5

from Minus 5 / Laserium by Yours Truly

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Minus five in the cockpit watches closely as the pilot flies his space jet through a cloud of neon-colored gas and dust.
The stewardess puts a pin on the lapel of his orange space suit, then ushers him to his seat with the other Junior cadets class of 4035.

Upon arrival the passengers walk down the gang plank through the air lock. But through a seam, ever keen, minus five spies a rocket unattended.
Closing his helmet, he slips out of sight down to the tarmac and climbs the scaffold. A guard nearby calls after him. Remembering training, he starts ignition, and pulls the throttle.

All the people tune in every night, just to hear about the boy on his own way out there.
He can't be caught, but he won't be forgot. He broadcasts this signal: Sorry to go but I had to know, what's past the edge of unknown.

Governments train their heat-seeking missiles
at the target
Unilaterally, they decide that the boy has gone too far towards The Star
But on the ground, his doting parents halt the action and raise concern, among their peers, who declare: "He is no threat, unless there's something you wish to hide."

13 lightyears past the galaxy's last glow
the darkness, so complete, dissolved the physical
From a pinhole a spear of light did pierce my mind
The past evaporated as I entered the white

A brilliant network of flowing energy
Stretched from my limbs to dreaming minds throughout time
With one last ounce of strength I induced a vibration
So they'll wake up humming the ballad of minus five

"we can hear you"
"the ballad of minus five"

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from Minus 5 / Laserium, track released September 17, 2022
Written in late Fall 2018
Dreamt in Spring 2020
Words written Summer of 2021
Arranged Spring 2022
Recorded Summer of 2022

Much gratitude to Bayleaf for supporting vocals.

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