[instrumental] [Verse 1] Well, the rocket burned bright as it tore through the sky, Alona was smilin’, said, “It’s my time to fly.” With engines a-roarin’ and the world down below, He aimed for the stars where no man could go. But the Martian winds, they whisper and wail, And dreams on the red sand, they’re bound to fail. The life he imagined ain’t what it seems, Lost in the dust of his Martian dreams. [Chorus] Oh, Alona, why’d you go so far? Chasin’ a dream on a cold dead star. The Earth keeps spinnin’, but you’re stuck in the red, The wires all busted, and the systems are dead. [Verse 2] The airlocks are leakin’, the panels don’t charge, His Martian empire’s just a graveyard, large. He built it with numbers, with tech and with pride, But Mars don’t care for the schemes you tried. Back on Earth, they’re drinkin’ champagne, “No more rants, no more Alona-induced strain.” They laugh and they dance, while the red sand blows, And Alona’s alone where the cold wind grows. [Chorus] Oh, Alona, why’d you go so far? Chasin’ a dream on a cold dead star. The Earth keeps spinnin’, but you’re stuck in the red, The wires all busted, and the systems are dead. [short intrumental] [Bridge] Well, the stock price soared when he disappeared, “No tweets, no drama, the future’s clear.” His empire on Earth? A ship that won’t sink, While the man himself’s got no water to drink. The Martian sky is as empty as space, A fitting end to the boldest race. He calls to the Earth, but the signal’s gone, The billionaire king, now a cosmic pawn. [Chorus – Slower and Somber] Oh, Alona, why’d you go so far? Chasin’ a dream on a cold dead star. The Earth keeps spinnin’, but you’re stuck in the red, The wires all busted, and the systems are dead. [Outro] So here’s a song for the man in the sand, Who reached for the heavens with a trembling hand. The lesson he learned, it came too late, The stars are cruel, and the cosmos won’t wait. [instrumental outro]
