Monolith from Astronaut Song by Starcruisers

MONOLITH

Harbinger of fate lies in the distant shadowed past
The keeper of a language no one else could understand
A mesmerizing hum of intelligence it cast
To the creatures we became then we took it well in hand
We knew not that it made us thirst for truth beyond our ken
No messages came to us from that image in our mind
The thoughts we dwelled upon those days were of the greater sin
Of knowing our true nature and betraying humankind

The monolith came to us from another time and place
An artifact of power from deepfield outer space
Sentience as far from us as we are from the source
Unknown benefactors trying to change our history's course

Are we still alone or are there those who change our fate?
Do we have a chance to stand with others of our kind
Or will we keep ourselves in check until it is too late?
The mystery of the stone will be one secret we will find
The mission of the unseen force to influence our ways
We must ask the question then to change the way we live
Do they know that we are lost and numbering our days?
We must seek the answer now with all we've got to give

The monolith came to us from another time and place
An artifact of power from deepfield outer space
Sentience as far from us as we are from the source
Unknown benefactors trying to change our history's course

The sentinel stood watch through time until it was revealed
That eons past in which it lay in wait for us to grow
A signal from the stars beyond so cleverly concealed
Gave the makers an ability to share what we should know
Our chances to remain in search of entities unseen
Depends again on what we learn in journeys to a star
We look for clues far from our world to be where they have been
Perhaps we'll be the teachers then and will have come so far

The monolith came to us from another time and place
An artifact of power from deepfield outer space
Sentience as far from us as we are from the source
Unknown benefactors trying to change our history's course

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