{intro] [javanese gamelan music] [Verse 1] The evening sky is clear tonight. The astrolabe is in my hand. I map the perigee of stars. Above this dark and quiet land. [Verse 2] Right now the zenith holds a light. A supernova burning high. I note the azimuth and time. To trace this parallax on high. [Verse 3] I calculate the right ascension. Past the nebula and quasar light. Near Porcus Major in the deep. Through the nadir of the night. [Chorus, no drums, no percussion] Are you observing this same point? On your horizon far away? Is your celestial line aligned? Before the night turns into day? [Verse 4] Our distance spans across the sea. In nautical miles wide and deep. But we share the declination line. While all the world is fast asleep. [Chorus] Are you observing this same point? On your horizon far away? Is your celestial line aligned? Before the night turns into day? [Bridge] A single photon strikes my eye. From millions of lightyears afar. I wonder if that gravitational lens. Is guiding your gaze like a star. [Chorus] True north is set. The orbit aligns. Two distant coins. One cosmic sign.
