The Star Kings and Night Witches of Orion (Revised Version) versuri

The Star Kings and Night Witches of Orion (Revised Version) lyrics by Alex Magnusson, Zhuravliov

The rocket gleams like a copper lizard
A relic born in Mesozoic blizzard
A secret wave brought the coded order:
Pursue the cruiser that crossed our border

Musical Solo

When sudden sirens begin to waken
Your every nerve feels the tension shaken
And yet, just minutes remain on duty —
Five, maybe six — to the end of duty

You dream of showers, of warmth and dinner
Of spoons full deep and your belly thinner —
But then the signal explodes with thunder
You dash to helm as your thoughts go under

And straight to sky, like a candle’s fire
And straight to fate — to the heart’s desire!
(…desire…)

Musical Solo

The rocket gleams like a copper lizard
A relic born in Mesozoic blizzard
A secret wave brought the coded order:
A spy ship crossed from the Terran border

Again they dared to defy our spacing!
No point in fury or grim grimacing
No time for hate — only one recourse:
Track down and strike with relentless force!

These Earthborn thieves, with their blaspheme habits —
We must not let them slip through like rabbits!
(…rabbits…)

Musical Solo

I see them! See them — they’re locked and loaded!
Fire now! Burn them, their ship corroded!
They haven’t sung us our final chorus —
We’re told to live, with the stars before us!

Musical Solo

…They hit a tanker — our ally’s vessel!
A gas-filled hull, in a burst of metal!
Mistook their mark, now they flee like cowards —
But where? We’ll hunt them through every hour!

Repeat the order, in boldest phrasing:
They must not pass — no escaping blazing!
(…blazing…)

Musical Solo

I see them! Yes — in the stellar halo
Where plasma dances in solar flares’ glow
In outer thermozone’s blazing chamber —
No more escape, no more room for danger

The guns are primed, and the button’s ready
Press down the trigger — hold your hands steady!
Let’s send these Terran invaders reeling —
Fire, sisters! Fire with ruthless feeling!

Repeat the order, in boldest phrasing:
They must not pass — no escaping blazing!
(…blazing…)

Musical Solo

Fire, sisters! Every barrel singing!
But glitches rise, and the shots go swinging…
And now what’s left? Shall we face the jurors
Back home where cold-eyed command endures us?

To stand in muck, under glare and lecture
While they declare us a failed adventure?
I’d rather fall with my guts all pouring
Like ancient warriors, proud, restoring

Musical Solo

…I’m falling deep into ash and fire
My screens dissolve in the heat entire
I fade away in the orange maelstrom
Forever part of Aldebaran’s glowstorm…