One two three, one two three The debris dances, aimlessly No hurry now, the blast is done The star's last waltz has just begun A cloud of oxygen, carbon, gold A story that's a billion years old Gravity whispers, "Come closer, stay" And the stardust learns a slower way One two three, one two three This is the waltz of eternity No rush to form, no need to name The universe learns a quieter game The hydrogen drifts, the iron spins The dance begins where the death begins A waltz, a waltz, a slow embrace The stardust finds its resting place (Instrumental: waltz-time strings for 16 bars) One two three, one two three You're not a ghost, you're not yet free You're just a cloud that learned to turn And wait for the fire to return One two three, one two three The nebula hums quietly Your atoms sway, they dip, they bow They don't know they're a future now (Fade out on a single violin playing the waltz alone)
