[Intro] [Female computer operator, vocoder spoken] Pilot Aster, command link is live. Final enemy fleet entering range. Emergency launch authorized. [Verse 1] Red alert cuts through the flight deck haze I snap the harness, seal the case Your voice counts down inside my ear “Pilot, vector’s clear—” I’m already here One last check, the canopy locks My hands find home on the throttle box Out past the hangar, engines bite I leave the carrier in a streak of white [Pre-Chorus] [Computer operator, vocoder] Course plotted. Shields at eighty-nine. I say, “Keep the channel open wide” You say, “Copy. I’m right by your side” [Chorus] Fly, Aster, fly—through the breach, through the fire Cut the dark with a heart running higher One shot, one chance, let the whole sky turn For everyone waiting, we hold this line Fly, Aster, fly—hear the countdown call When the last wall breaks, we’ll outlast them all [Verse 2] My wing lights blink in a tight blue chain Your numbers roll as I bank again “Contact at twelve, closing fast” I draw one breath and let the warning pass The target’s core is a hard red flare I thread the wreckage by inches to spare You mark the opening, I take the dive A needle of speed, and the guns come alive [Bridge] [Computer operator, vocoder spoken] Warning: shield integrity falling. Aster, pull up— [Spoken, female pilot] Not until it’s done. [Instrumental Break] [Final Chorus] Fly, Aster, fly—through the breach, through the fire Cut the dark with a heart running higher One shot, one chance, let the whole sky turn For everyone waiting, we hold this line Fly, Aster, fly—now the red lights are gone Your voice in my headset: “You made it home” [Outro] [Computer operator, vocoder spoken] Final battle complete. Returning to base. [Female pilot, sung] I’m coming home… home…
