(Beat: A somber, slow-tempo boom-bap, laced with a haunting, echoey theremin and a cosmic synth pad that mimics the low hum of a starship warp core.) (Intro) Yeah... Check the coordinates. Set a course for the stars, man. For the Captain, the Professor. From the stage to the sky... let the track breathe. Look. (Verse 1) Born in Yorkshire, 1940, a boy from the grit Found his voice on the stage where the tragedy hit Twenty-seven long years with the RSC crown King Claudius, Macbeth, he would tear the house down Olivier awards on the shelf, he was peak Speaking Shakespearean verse like a native technique But the cosmos was calling, a different design To step onto the bridge and command the timeline. (Chorus) Engage the warp drive, let the bass drop low We celebrate a giant in the cosmic glow From the streets of Mirfield to the final frontier Sir Patrick Stewart, your voice is still clear Make it so, make it so, let the curtains descend A legendary journey from the start to the end. (Verse 2) Nineteen eighty-seven, entered Jean-Luc Picard A captain with diplomacy, guiding the stars No hair, pure flare, enterprise at his back Faced the Borg, held the line when the system cracked Then he jumped to the mutants, mind sharp as a blade Professor X, Charles Xavier, the future he made Wheelchair in the mansion, mentoring the brave Leaving a legacy that time could never erase. (Chorus) Engage the warp drive, let the bass drop low We celebrate a giant in the cosmic glow From the streets of Mirfield to the final frontier Sir Patrick Stewart, your voice is still clear Make it so, make it so, let the curtains descend A legendary journey from the start to the end. (Outro) David Lynch’s Dune, Gurney Halleck on the strings Knighted by the Queen for the magic that he brings The Spoken Word Grammy, the voice of Avery Bullock Now the ship is in the bay, parked right in the dry dock Six decades of greatness, now you're part of the stars No more boundaries, no more horizons or bars... Tea. Earl Grey. Hot. Salute to the Captain. (Fade out as the theremin echoes into static
