[verse] A mothership landed on the White House lawn On a crisp December day just before dawn And the whole world stared at their TV sets Wondering what would happen next. But no hatch appeared, no stairs or door, The orb just ignored the media storm. It sat silent as a Buddha, completely unfazed By the chatter that this marked the end of days. [verse] And those days drifted by, they soon became weeks The president, Pope and the masses beseeched The visitors to state the purpose of their visit - Was this an invasion or were these aliens just timid? Then new year arrived and the welcoming committee Drifted away - it was getting far too chilly To be waving those flags and it felt kind of silly Because now they had a whole new theory. [chorus] That ship from the stars was polished to perfection A galactic mirror showing us our own reflection Perhaps it’s time to reflect on our intentions Time to choose a new direction [verse] They said “these visitors must think they’re better than us Their silence is frankly scandalous” And so the people’s vote was unanimous That the aliens’ presence was analogous To planetary squatting and as such They should be sent on their way, but the orb didn’t budge. So, in early spring the military amassed. Mines, tanks and rockets surrounded the craft. [verse] Helicopter gunships swarmed the sky They still hadn’t got any idea why The visitors were visiting, they’d travelled light years What was the purpose of this ominous sphere? Generals with tannoys barked ultimatums “Your presence here is a clear provocation You must depart without hesitation To remain will ensure your termination” [chorus] That ship from the stars was polished to perfection A galactic mirror showing us our own reflection Perhaps it’s time to reflect on our intentions Time to choose a new direction [verse] In response, the silence was deafening So the senate moved straight to sentencing ‘Guilty as charged - neutralise the enemy’ And they unleashed ALL their weaponry. When the dust had settled there sat the orb Not a scratch, not a mark, it had absorbed All of the venom that mankind could muster As first contacts go this was a Disaster. [verse] Not humanity’s finest hour They say power corrupts and ultimate power Corrupts ultimately, but that’s not always true Because moments later they bid a peaceful adieu. Rising majestically, the orb hovered And the faces of the masses looked up and quivered As they bore witness to the sum of all fear THEIR distorted faces on the curves of that sphere [outro] That ship from the stars was polished to perfection A galactic mirror showing us our own reflection Perhaps it’s time to reflect on our intentions Time to choose a new direction [outro] That ship from the stars was polished to perfection A galactic mirror showing us our own reflection Perhaps it’s time to reflect on our intentions Time to choose a new direction
