# **The Last Light** [Verse 1] Out past Sedna, past the Sun Where the daylight comes to one We built cities in the dark Round a cold and nameless rock Children born beneath the glass Learn the constellations past Earth is just an ancient blue Something our grandparents knew [Pre-Chorus] Then the midnight antenna turned Toward a place no engine burned And through the static, faint and far Came a voice from beyond the stars [Chorus] This is Major Tom Calling from the other side I have crossed beyond the last light Where the stars begin to hide Tell the colonies I'm still here Tell them I was not alone There are lights beyond the Oort Cloud And they're leading me home [Verse 2] No one spoke inside Control Every channel heard it roll Through the mines on Eris Nine Through the greenhouses on Chiron Every child had heard the tale Of the man beyond the pale Of a voice beyond the blue Still returning, faint but true [Pre-Chorus] Then the signal gave a place Past the Sun's remembered face Through the static, soft and low: You are closer than you know [Chorus] This is Major Tom Calling from the other side I have crossed beyond the last light Where the stars begin to hide Tell the colonies I'm still here Tell them I was not alone There are lights beyond the Oort Cloud You are closer than you know [Bridge] Thirty seconds Nothing but snow One old signal Fading slow He still remembered rain [Verse 3] Every telescope turned black Every dish was pointed back Past the comets, past the dust Past the edge of what was us Then beneath the carrier tone Thousands speaking Soft and low All repeating— Major Tom [Final Chorus] This is Major Tom Calling from the other side We have crossed beyond the last light Where the pale Sun cannot guide Tell the colonies we're coming Tell them they are not alone There are worlds beyond the Oort Cloud And we're coming home [Outro] The Sun is small behind me But I can see it still One pale star In an endless field If anybody hears me **Leave the light on.**
