[Instrumental intro] [Verse 1] A shadow crossed the pink-lit sky, A silver shape came drifting by, Spinning lights and static sparks, Like a shooting star lost in the dark. A cracked blue visor caught the light, Tales of distant worlds and endless nights, Something strange was on his trail, Pulling space itself off scale. Beyond the planets, far away, A growing darkness crossed his way, Bending starlight, twisting black, And slowly spreading through the map. [Pre-Chorus] UFO Mouse had crossed the heavens, Past the comets, past the stars. If he came this far to warn us, Then trouble couldn't be very far. [Chorus] We must get you to the edge of the map, Past the stars you used to know. To the edge of the map, As far as this old ship can go. Something's bending in the distance, Something's wrong beyond the black. So we need to head for the edge... To the edge of the map. [Verse 2] Somewhere in the cracks of memory, Fragments flickered into view, Rainy days and sketchbook pages, Half-forgotten dreams came through. Space explorers, flying saucers, Stories written after school, Pieces scattered through the static, Broken up and pulled loose. The memories were there somewhere, Hidden underneath the haze, Every answer almost waiting Just beyond the foggy maze. And standing there before us now, Something deep inside us knew, Though our minds were still uncertain, One forgotten dream was true. [Pre-Chorus] Like waking from a distant dream, Like hearing a familiar song. The pieces didn't all fit yet, But something told us we belonged. [Chorus] To the edge of the map, Far from the life we used to know. To the edge of the map, As far as this old ship can go. Now the shadows stretch behind us, And the Rift is on our back. Still we're heading for the edge... To the edge of the map. [Verse 3] The hatch had swung open with a groan, The little space ship became our home, Pink Mouse trying not to look At how far down the clouds had gone. The engines hummed beneath our feet, The boosters rattled every seat, Then UFO Mouse pushed the throttle, And the stars began to streak. Maximum cheese output blazing, Leaving pink horizons far behind, Candy skies and sparkling rivers Fading into points of light. And all at once the Colour Cluster Spread before our wondering eyes, Tiny worlds we'd built together Floating brightly through the night. [Bridge] Nebulas of stardust drifted, Tiny constellations spun. The worlds were falling away behind us, Glowing gently one by one. Like marbles on a velvet blanket, Like lanterns in an endless sea. The universe felt so much bigger Than it was ever meant to be. Yet every memory I followed Faded into static haze. Like somebody had scrambled pieces Of a thousand different days. [Chorus] To the edge of the map, Past the stars we used to know. To the edge of the map, As far as this old ship can go. Every world we made is changing, Nothing's turning safely back. But we're heading for the edge... To the edge of the map. [Verse 4] Hours passed beneath the starlight, Silver trails behind the ship, Nothing but the humming engines And the endless cosmic drift. But farther out the sky felt different, Not quite something you could see, Just a strange uneasiness Moving through the galaxy. Like a note slightly off-key, Like a picture hanging wrong, Like the universe was holding Its breath for far too long. And somewhere in the distant darkness, Far beyond the routes we knew, Something waited in the silence, Watching everything we do. [Breakdown] I can't believe this is all real, I can't believe we're really here. Yesterday it was in our. headset, Now it's everything we see. Every world we used to build Is stretching out beneath the stars. Somehow all the things we dreamed of Have become the place we are. [Final Chorus] To the edge of the map, Past the stars we used to know. To the edge of the map, As far as this old ship can go. Something's bending in the distance, And we're never turning back. Side by side we're heading for the edge... To the edge of the map. To the edge of the map, Through the great celestial black. To the edge of the map, Searching for a way to fight back (or escape) With the future just before us, And the Rift upon our track. We'll keep flying toward the answers... To the edge of the map. [Outro] The stars stretched into silver light We needed time to get this right The black hole glitch filled our hearts with dread And our next stop was now just up ahead...
