A Voice We Left Behind

[Intro] [Agie – Female AI – Smooth robotic spoken voice] Returned transmission detected. Signal quality unstable. Audio fragment recovered. Beginning analysis. [Static] [Amber recording] "Agie, you're telling me you're just a navigation system?" [Agie recording] "Correction. I am an advanced exploration assistant." [Amber recording] "That's a very complicated way of saying robot friend." [Agie recording] "Your description is inaccurate." [Static] [Amber Skye – Female – Soft emotional pop vocal] That was our voice... [Verse 1 – Amber Skye] A voice we left behind us A moment from before A little piece of yesterday Coming back through something more I know the words we whispered I know the jokes we made But how did our own story Find another way? The stars are full of mysteries The universe is wide Every signal carries secrets Hidden in the tide [Pre-Chorus – Amber Skye] Is it just an echo? Is it just a sign? A reflection from the distance Coming back through space and time? [Chorus – Amber Skye] A voice we left behind Drifting through the night A little piece of our adventure Returning as a light Is someone trying to reach us? Or is the signal lost? A message caught between the stars A journey through the unknown Oh-oh-oh We'll keep searching Oh-oh-oh We'll keep listening A voice we left behind Still traveling home [Verse 2 – Amber Skye] Maybe the relay's broken Maybe the signal changed Maybe cosmic winds are carrying A memory rearranged Maybe somewhere in the darkness Something heard our song And doesn't know the language But is trying all along [Agie – Female AI – Smooth robotic spoken voice] Multiple explanations remain possible. [Amber Skye – Female – Curious pop vocal] You always make everything sound less exciting. [Agie] Accuracy is preferred over excitement. [Amber] That's why you're impossible. [Agie] Statement acknowledged. [Pre-Chorus – Amber Skye] If there's another explorer Looking back across the sky Maybe they are searching too For the reason why [Chorus – Amber Skye] A voice we left behind Returning through the stars A tiny piece of our journey From somewhere very far Is it a broken signal? Is it a cosmic wave? Is it a message waiting For someone to explain? Oh-oh-oh The unknown is calling Oh-oh-oh The mystery remains A voice we left behind Keeps coming back again [Bridge] [Agie – Female AI – Smooth robotic spoken voice] Analysis complete. Audio matches this vessel. Source location: Undetermined. [Amber] So it came from us? [Agie] The audio originated from our transmission. [Amber] That's not the same thing. [Agie] Correct. [Amber] Could it be someone sending it back? [Agie] Possible. [Amber] Could it be something else? [Agie] Also possible. [Amber] You really don't know. [Agie] Correct. [Pause] I find that unusual. [Amber] You mean interesting. [Agie] I said unusual. [Amber] Same thing for you. [Final Chorus – Amber Skye] A voice we left behind Lost somewhere in the blue A little piece of yesterday Searching for a clue We'll follow every signal We'll chase every unknown Because every great discovery Starts with a question alone Oh-oh-oh Beyond the stars tonight Oh-oh-oh We'll find another light A voice we left behind... Still calling through the sky [Outro] [Agie – Female AI – Smooth robotic spoken voice] Exploration report complete. Unknown relay remains active. Cause of returned transmission: Unresolved. [Amber – Spoken softly] Then we'll keep looking. [Agie] Confirmed. [Transmission fades into static.]