We're Off You Know
(John Woloschuk)
We're off you know to a distant land
And the only ones allowed to come are those who feel they can
Go right along with the master plan
For we're all agreed that all we need is sitting there in your head
(Is that all? That's all. That's all? That's all.)
So raise the sails and trim all the sheets
Set your course and jam all the cleats
We'll follow the north star to know where we are so
You sleepyheads get out of bed right now
Let your fortunes be cast to the wind
And so it's off we go to some uncharted shore
'Cause the only kind we're out to find are those worth looking for
You can tag along should you feel the urge to merge
'Cause we're all agreed that all we need is Hope and a little courage
(Is that all? That's all. Ooh hoo hoo)
So raise the sails and trim all the sheets
Set your course and jam all the cleats
We'll follow the North Star to know where we are so
You sleepyheads get out of bed right now
Get out the lead full steam ahead smartly now
For the journey begins
The journey begins
Our journey begins come the sun
Well wouldn't you like to go too ...?
Madman
(Dee Long)
You tried and were thrown out of the garden
Now you find it harder still
You seem quite catatonic of late
Say your last rites for the world that created you madman
Madman
Time passed and you ceased your evolution
Where is your solution now
It's over
You missed your last chance to find the answer
Before the last man becomes a madman
Madman
Weep now for the children of your children
It's not for you but they we sing
Do it
And when you realize that you blew it
You will look in the eyes of the madman
Madman
(You blew it you blew it you blew it you blew it you blew it)
Around The Universe In Eighty Days
(Dee Long)
Come aboard my ship, I've something to show you
Some new equipment to take us where we're going
A subspace machine, a hole in the fabric
Of the very being of the universe
Ignition
Atomic power on
We must break our orbit and soar right past the planets
It took man a million years
To make it only this far
And we'll leave the solar system very soon...
Around the universe in eighty days
Sit down I think you'll like it out in space
There's nothing left to stop us now
We're sure to win the race
(Sure to win the race...)
In our warp where time and space are one
We can no longer see the sun
In fact there's nothing there for us to see
For light is nowhere near as fast as we
Our computer says we've exceeded expectations
When we reach our departure point there will be celebrations
What this means is our existence no longer has a limit
The universe will be our new home
Now the earth is just beginning to learn of our existence
All life in space must learn to live as one
Maybe now is the time for friendship with out neighbors
For our planet is the second from the sun
Around the universe in eighty days
Sit down I think you'll like it out in space
There's nothing left to stop us now
We're sure to win the race
(Sure to win the race...)
Long Live Politzania
(John Woloschuk)
Through a fortunate turn of events, this original transcription has been
acquired of a dissertation given by the late Professor Charles Pamplemousse
R.C.B. at the Eighteenth Assembly of the Heirs of the Politzanian
Empire.
Professor Pamplemousse was a distinguished anthropologist of his time whom
many believed to be the world's leading authority on the subject of extinct
civilizations.
The program concludes with the singing of "The Politzanian National
Anthem."
As facts are few and far between hypothesis denies all logic as to what
precisely, er, led to her demise. For what appears sheer grandiosity, no
legacy remains except her crumbling ruins on which these words were found
engraved:
Politzania
Politzania
Long live Politzania
Politzania
Politzania
God save Politzania
Now these ancient Politzanians as far as archeologists have traced had most
thoroughly convinced themselves they were a superior race. Quite a
ridiculous notion, granted, however if we assume her sister rivals rose to
quell such monstrous claims, I most humbly submit her unpleasant end is
satisfactorily explained.
Politzania
Politzania
Long live Politzania
Politzania
Politzania
God save Politzania
Those citizens who questioned, those suspect harborers of doubt, were
brought before a panel of the Ministry of Health.
They were tested and encephalographed
'Til rendered quite insane
When in accordance with the laws
They reprocessed their brains
They reprocessed their brains ha ha ha ha
They reprocessed their brains
The Politzanian National Anthem
Politzania, brave strong and true
Politzania, we all love you
We'll smite our foes for we are right
And God is on our side
Politzania, red, white and green
Politzania, reigning supreme
Victors in war
Champions of peace
Unto eternity
(Everybody now)
La la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la la la
We're the masters of the world
The Loneliest Of Creatures
(John Woloschuk)
Sometimes I feel like I'm the loneliest of all creatures in the universe
Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!
Oh no you're not the loneliest of all creatures in the universe
Oh no! Oh no!
If I am not the loneliest of creatures
There must be someone lonelier than me
But I can't believe despair could be much deeper
When I'm as lonely as a man can be
Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!
Oh no you're not the loneliest of all creatures in the universe!
Oh no! Oh no!
Suppose I'm not the loneliest of creatures
Then tell me who this wretched soul might be
In the dark of night there lives a lighthouse keeper
And the lone survivor of his world is he
The lone survivor of his world
Is he
But I feel like I'm the loneliest of all creatures in the universe
Yet I know I'm not the loneliest of all creatures in the universe
Prelude
(John Woloschuk)
(Instrumental)
So Said The Lighthouse Keeper
(John Woloschuk)
"I am the very loneliest of all creatures in the universe
Indeed I am an epitaph to man
For having witnessed mass destruction like you've never dreamed and worse
I fear I shall bear witness once again."
So said the lighthouse keeper
As he struggled up the spiral stairs
Which led him to the laser flare which spanned the cosmic void
Where keeping constant vigil
He'd forewarn this gallant guard of guards
Beware all ships the space graveyard and its stones of asteroids
"For though my race was thought immune
Themselves they did consume
So be warned or be mourned tomorrow
And from your deafness do desist
And pray take heed of this
For your present course can only end in sorrow..."
So said the lighthouse keeper
As he wiped a teardrop from his nose
Upon which his spectacles rose and gazed out to the stars
And like a portrait still he stared
And sighing to himself declared
"I must invent the perfect prayer
Not yours, not mine, but ours
Which in the name of charity
Might lead us to eternal peace
The ultimate philosophy
Some simple, single phrase."
The old and much encumbered man
Then came to rest with head in hand
He thought
and thought
and thought away
His last remaining day.
Epilogue
When to his end the old man came
Death told him "You'll not die in vain"
And on his lips the fatal kiss was placed
But from within his falling chest
The old man uttered one last breath
And had we heard his parting word
We'd know that he had said...
Hope
(John Woloschuk)
Hope is like a lighthouse keeper's beam
Hope the master cobbler of our dreams
For Hope believes in desert streams
The mightiest of stars
The microcosm in a jar
Vast or small they all revolve on Hope
Hope the guardian angel of the dove
Hope a gift of guidance from above
For Hope is the heart in mother's love
No plans could be conceived
No ships could fare the seas
For there would be no courage were it not for Hope
Now the path before us lies before our very eyes
Don't you see
And it leads up to the gateway
Lead me through
Don't you see
Then come and take my hand
Raise up your head
And dry your eyes
For up ahead I see
Woh woh yeah
A ray of peace
A-shining on me
So let us feel Hope
And feel the sunrise in our minds
To give Hope is to enlighten all mankind
Ah but lose Hope and life seems black as blind
When faith gives way to fear
When motivation disappears
All is lost if one abandons Hope
All is lost
If one abandons Hope