[The Stars and the Silence] [ Verse 1 ] The snow settles deep on the Montana prairie today, I watch as the kitchen steam drifts in its own quiet way. The breakfast is warm while the wind from the canyon is cold, I’m hiding the secret of endings that I have been told. [ Pre-Chorus 1 ] The sky is a weight that I’m trying to carry alone, But duty is calling me back to the world I have known. [ Chorus 1 ] We walk through the dark for the light we may never behold, Turning the pages of stories already been told. To lead is to love every moment before it can part, Keeping the wonder alive in the beat of a heart. [ Verse 2 ] The deck plates are humming, the warp core is thrumming below, We dive through the gas where the shadows of hunters will grow. The silver is pinned to the gold that I wear on my chest, As terror is putting the spirit of Uhura to test. [ Pre-Chorus 2 ] The pressure is rising, the atmosphere thickens with fear, But even in shadows the mission is perfectly clear. [ Chorus 2 ] We walk through the dark for the light we may never behold, Turning the pages of stories already been told. To lead is to love every moment before it can part, Keeping the wonder alive in the beat of a heart. [Instrumental Break - Melodic Piano Interlude] [ Bridge 1 ] I stare at the glass where a shape is beginning to glare, The rhythmic and blinking green light of a life-support chair. It’s layered on top of the stars of a world yet unknown, A vision of destiny showing I’m never alone. [ Verse 3 ] I stood in the presence of someone I’m destined to be, Who showed me the timeline depends on a choice made by me. The nebula glows in the depth of a Vulcan’s calm gaze, As Spock waits for orders to lead through the infinite maze. [ Pre-Chorus 3 ] The timeline is fragile, a thread in the middle of space, I’m looking for courage to finish this difficult race. [ Chorus 3 ] We walk through the dark for the light we may never behold, Turning the pages of stories already been told. To lead is to love every moment before it can part, Keeping the wonder alive in the beat of a heart. [ Bridge 2 ] I see all the faces of those I am chosen to save, The weight of the future is something a captain must brave. If my life is traded to keep all their stars in the sky, Then 'hit it' is all the response that I need to reply. [ Verse 4 ] Number One stands at the ready, she knows what it means, To follow a man who has looked far behind all the scenes. The galaxy opens its arms and the engines engage, I’m writing the words on the rest of my own final page. [ Pre-Chorus 4 ] The engines are warm and the crew is awaiting the word, The call of the distance is all that I ever have heard. [ Final Chorus ] We fly through the dark for the beauty we finally behold, Finding our grace in a story already been told. To lead is to love every person before we must part, Bravery starts with the wonder inside of a heart. [ Outro ] Just a blink of a light. Just a walk through the night. Steady as she goes. In the Montana snows.
