# SOMEWHERE I'VE NEVER BEEN *Phoebe Vitalis — A Marlarkoid's Dream* [Intro: Gentle acoustic guitar, soft pedal steel, distant shimmering theremin] [Instrumental: Warm country-pop melody with delicate space-age electronic twinkles] [Verse 1: Intimate warm female voice, storytelling] There's a little garage beneath the prairie ground, Where the strangest little treasures can be found. A busted old reactor and a shopping cart wheel, And a thousand little dreams that almost feel real. Got my goggles on crooked, got grease on my hands, A map of distant stars I don't quite understand. Grandma says she saw them in another time, And someday I'm gonna see them with these eyes of mine. [Pre-Chorus: Gentle rising pedal steel and theremin] They told me we were going home someday, But the years kept finding reasons to stay. So I drew myself a map across the blue, And built a little dream to carry me through. [Chorus: Soaring heartfelt melodic country-pop, warm harmonies] Somewhere I've never been, Beneath a sky I've never seen, There's a place beyond the stars, Where they say our dreams begin. I've got a heart that won't let go, And a thousand roads I don't yet know. I'll build myself a way back home, To somewhere I've never known. [Instrumental: Beautiful pedal steel answers a wistful theremin melody] [Verse 2: Playful and affectionate storytelling] My first ray gun worked when I was only eight, Well, it blew up twice, but I still think that's great! Rebecca saw the blueprints, shook her head and sighed, Said, "I hate that parts of this make sense," and walked outside. There's a crystal in the engine and a spark behind my eyes, Half the parts are held together by improbable supplies. They can laugh about the saucer, they can say I'll never fly, But there's something in the starlight that keeps calling from the sky. [Pre-Chorus: Music gently builds, hopeful] Maybe home is just a story someone told, Maybe all those distant stars have grown too old. But I'll never know the answer standing still, And I've got another engine left to build. [Chorus: Full warm harmonies, uplifting melody] Somewhere I've never been, Beneath a sky I've never seen, There's a place beyond the stars, Where they say our dreams begin. I've got a heart that won't let go, And a thousand roads I don't yet know. I'll build myself a way back home, To somewhere I've never known. [Bridge: Sparse acoustic guitar, haunting theremin, intimate vulnerable vocals] What if I get there and it isn't what they said? What if all those stars have changed since the stories in my head? What if home is here beneath this prairie sky, With the people who believe in me and never ask me why? [Pause] Then I'll bring them all along, And we'll find where we belong. [Instrumental: Theremin and pedal steel rise together into a hopeful soaring melody] [Final Chorus: Joyful, emotionally soaring female lead, rich gentle backing harmonies] Somewhere I've never been, Beneath a sky I've never seen, There's a place beyond the stars, Where a thousand roads begin. I've got a heart that won't let go, And a universe I want to know. I'll build myself a way back home, And find the place where dreams can grow. [Outro: Gentle acoustic guitar, delicate theremin, soft electrical hum] [Spoken: Phoebe, softly hopeful, smiling] Okay... let's try that again. [Sound effect: A small electric motor sputters, then settles into a steady futuristic hum] [Instrumental: Soft pedal steel and theremin sustain one beautiful hopeful note] [End]
