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1	'I lie awake, staring out at the						I - Overture	1
2	bleakness of Megadon. City and sky become						And the meek shall inherit the Earth.	2
1	one, merging							1
2	into a single plane, a vast sea of							2
3	unbroken grey. The Twin Moons, just							3
4	two pale orbs as							4
5	they trace their way across the steely							5
6	sky. I used to think I had a pretty							6
7	good life here,							7
8	just plugging into my machine for the							8
9	day, then watching Templevision or							9
10	reading a Temple							10
11	Paper in the evening.							11
12								12
13	'My friend Jon always said it was nicer							13
14	here than under the atmospheric domes							14
15	of the Outer							15
16	Planets. We have had peace since 2062,							16
17	when the surviving planets were banded							17
18	together under							18
19	the Red Star of the Solar Federation. The less							19
20	fortunate gave us a few new moons.							20
21	I believed what I was told. I thought it							21
22	was a good life, I thought I was happy.							22
23	Then I found							23
24	something that changed it all...'							24
25								25
26	[I. Overture]							26
27								27
28	And the meek shall inherit the earth...							28
29								29
30	[II. Temples of Syrinx]							30
31								31
32	...'The massive grey walls of the Temples							32
33	rise from the heart of every Federation							33
34	city. I							34
35	have always been awed by them, to							35
36	think that every single facet of every							36
37	life is regulated							37
38	and directed from within! Our books,							38
39	our music, our work and play are all							39
40	looked after by							40
41	the benevolent wisdom of the priests...'							41
1							II - The Temples of Syrinx	1
	We've taken care of everything						We've taken care of everything
3	The words you hear, the songs you sing						The words you read	3
4	The pictures that give pleasure to your eyes						The songs you sing	4
2							The pictures that give pleasure	2
3							To your eye	3
	It's one for all and all for one						It's one for all and all for one
5	We work together, common sons						We work together	5
6	Never need to wonder how or why						Common son	6
7							Never need to wonder	7
8	We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx						How or why	8
42	Our great computers fill the hallowed halls							42
9	We are the Priests, of the Temples of Syrinx						We are the priests	9
10	All the gifts of life are held within our walls						Of the Temples of Syrinx	10
11							Our great computers	11
12	Look around at this world we've made						Fill the hallowed halls	12
13	Equality our stock in trade						We are the priests	13
14	Come and join the Brotherhood of Man						Of            the Temples of Syrinx	14
15	Oh, what a nice, contented world						All the gifts of life	15
16	Let the banners be unfurled						Are held within our walls	16
43	Hold the Red Star proudly high in hand							43
17							Look around this world we've made	17
18	We are the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx						Equality	18
19	Our great computers fill the hallowed halls						Our stock in trade	19
20	We are       the Priests, of the Temples of Syrinx						Come and join the Brotherhood	20
21	All the gifts of life are held within our walls						Of Man	21
22							What a nice contented world	22
23	[III. Discovery]						Let the banners	23
24							Be unfurled	24
25	'...Behind my beloved waterfall, in the						Hold the Red Star proudly	25
26	little room that was hidden beneath the						High in hand	26
44	cave, I							44
27	found it. I brushed away the dust of						We are                   the priests	27
28	the years, and picked it up, holding						Of the Temples of Syrinx	28
29	it reverently in						Our great computers	29
30	my hands. I had no idea what it might						Fill the hallowed halls	30
31	be, but it was beautiful...'						We are the priests	31
32							Of the Temples of Syrinx	32
33	'...I learned to lay my fingers across						All the gifts of life	33
34	the wires, and to turn the keys to						Are held within our walls	34
45	make them sound							45
46	differently. As I struck the wires with							46
47	my other hand, I produced my first							47
48	harmonious sounds							48
49	and soon my own music! How different it							49
50	could be from the music of the Temples!							50
51	I can't wait							51
52	to tell the priests about it!...'							52
4							III - Discovery	4
	What can this strange device be?						What can this strange device be?
35	When I touch it, it gives forth a sound						When I touch it, it	35
36	It's got wires that vibrate and give music						gives forth a sound	36
37	What can this thing be that I found?						It's got wires that	37
5							vibrate, and give music	5
6							What can this thing be	6
7							that I've found?	7
	See how it sings like a sad heart						See how it sings like a sad heart
	And joyously screams out its pain						And joyously screams out its pain
	Sounds that build high like a mountain						Sounds that build high like a mountain
38	Or notes that fall gently like rain						Or notes that fall gently, like rain	38
	I can't wait to share this new wonder						I can't wait to share this new wonder
	The people will all see its light						The people will all see its light
	Let them all make their own music						Let them all make their own music
39	The Priests praise my name on this night						The priests praise my	39
40							name on this night	40
53	[IV. Presentation]							53
54								54
55	'...In the sudden silence as I finished playing,							55
56	I looked up to a circle of grim,							56
57	expressionless faces. Father Brown rose to his							57
58	feet, and his somnolent voice echoed							58
59	throughout the silent Temple Hall...'							59
60								60
61	'...Instead of the grateful joy that I expected,							61
62	they were words of quiet rejection!							62
63	Instead of praise, sullen dismissal. I							63
64	watched in shock and horror as Father							64
65	Brown ground							65
66	my precious instrument to splinters beneath his feet...'							66
8							IV - Presentation	8
	I know it's most unusual						I know it's most unusual
	To come before you so						To come before you so
	But I've found an ancient miracle						But I've found an ancient miracle
	I thought that you should know						I thought that you should know
	Listen to my music						Listen to my music
	And hear what it can do						And hear what it can do
41	There's something here as strong as life						There's something here	41
9							as strong as life	9
	I know that it will reach you						I know that it will reach you
42	Yes, we know, it's nothing new						Yes we know	42
10							It's nothing new	10
	It's just a waste of time						It's just a waste of time
	We have no need for ancient ways						We have no need for ancient ways
43	The world is doing fine						Our world is doing fine	43
44	Another toy will help destroy						Another toy	44
11							That helped destroy	11
	The elder race of man						The elder race of man
	Forget about your silly whim						Forget about your silly whim
	It doesn't fit the plan						It doesn't fit the plan
45	I can't believe you're saying						I can't believe your saying	45
	These things just can't be true						These things just can't be true
	Our world could use this beauty						Our world could use this beauty
	Just think what we might do						Just think what we might do
	Listen to my music						Listen to my music
	And hear what it can do						And hear what it can do
46	There's something here as strong as life						There's something here	46
12							that's as strong as life	12
	I know that it will reach you						I know that it will reach you
47	Don't annoy us further!						Don't annoy us further	47
	We have our work to do						We have our work to do
	Just think about the average						Just think about the average
	What use have they for you?						What use have they for you?
48	Another toy will help destroy						Another toy	48
13							That helped destroy	13
	The elder race of man						The elder race of man
	Forget about your silly whim						Forget about your silly whim
49	It doesn't fit the Plan!						It doesn't fit the plan	49
67								67
68	[V. Oracle: The Dream]							68
69								69
70	'...I guess it was a dream, but even now							70
71	it all seems so vivid to me. Clearly yet							71
72	I see							72
73	the beckoning hand of the oracle as he stood at							73
74	the summit of the staircase...'							74
75								75
76	'...I see still the incredible beauty							76
77	of the sculptured cities and the pure							77
78	spirit of man							78
79	revealed in the lives and works of this world. I							79
80	was overwhelmed by both wonder and							80
81	understanding as I saw a completely							81
82	different way to life, a way that							82
83	had been crushed							83
84	by the Federation long ago. I saw							84
85	now how meaningless life had become							85
86	with the loss of							86
87	all these things...'							87
50	I wandered home though the silent streets						V - Oracle: The Dream	50
14							I wandered home through silent streets	14
	And fell into a fitful sleep						And fell into a fitful sleep
	Escape to realms beyond the night						Escape to realms beyond the night
51	Dream     can't you show me the light?						Dream -- can't you show my light	51
	I stand atop a spiral stair						I stand atop a spiral stair
	An oracle confronts me there						An oracle confronts me there
52	He leads me on light years away						He leads me on, light years away	52
	Through astral nights, galactic days						Through astral nights, galactic days
15								15
	I see the works of gifted hands						I see the works of gifted hands
53	That grace this strange and wondrous land						That grace this strange	53
16							and wondrous land	16
	I see the hand of man arise						I see the hand of man arise
	With hungry mind and open eyes						With hungry mind and open eyes
54	They left the planet long ago						They left our planets long ago	54
	The elder race still learn and grow						The elder race still learn and grow
	Their power grows with purpose strong						Their power grows with purpose strong
55	To claim the home where they belong						To claim the home, where they belong	55
88	Home to tear the Temples down...							88
56	Home to change!						Home to tear the Temples down	56
57							Home to change --	57
89	[VI. Soliloquy]							89
90								90
91	'...I have not left this cave for days now, it has							91
92	become my last refuge in my total							92
93	despair. I have only the music of the							93
94	waterfall to comfort me now. I can no							94
95	longer live							95
96	under the control of the Federation,							96
97	but there is no other place to go.							97
98	My last hope is							98
99	that with my death I may pass into the world of							99
100	my dream, and know peace at last.'							100
17							VI - Soliloquy	17
	The sleep is still in my eyes						The sleep is still in my eyes
	The dream is still in my head						The dream is still in my head
58	I heave a sigh and sadly smile						I heave a sigh, and sadly smile	58
59	And lie a while in bed						And lie awhile        in bed	59
101	I wish that it might come to pass							101
102	Not fade like all my dreams...							102
18							I wish that it might come to pass	18
19							Not fade like all my dreams	19
	Just think of what my life might be						Just think of what my life might be
60	In a world like I have seen!						In a world like I have seen	60
20								20
	I don't think I can carry on						I don't think I can carry on
	Carry on this cold and empty life						Carry on this cold and empty life
21							My spirits are low, in the	21
22							depths of despair	22
23							My lifeblood	23
24							Spills over....	24
61	My spirits are low in the depths of despair						VII - Grand Finale	61
62	My lifeblood...						(Instrumental)	62
103	...Spills over...							103
104								104
105	[VII. The Grand Finale]							105
106								106
107	Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation							107
108	Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation							108
109	Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation							109
110	We have assumed control							110
111	We have assumed control							111
112	We have assumed control							112

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