Starlight Martyrs

(ooh) Far from the fields where our first names began

They called our numbers in the winter dawn Pinned our lives to

a hull of steel Mothers held breath where the platform shone Fathers

stood still so the fear stayed sealed Lovers traced circles in shaking

hands One more kiss for the frozen glass Somewhere a child still

learns our names Before the engines erase the past

If I fall between the stars tonight Tell them I was reaching

home If I fade inside the black unknown Carry my heart where

I can't go We are the fire they sent beyond the sun

Names in the dark,

still beating as one Take this vow through the thunder and flame

If we don't return,

remember our names Aya loh,

aya ren, sohala may Across the void,

we carry the day (ah)

Hold the line

Hold the line Sera

nohm, sera

nohm Screens bloom red with the turning fleet Metal prayers in a

shattered ring We send our fear through the comms in code Still

hear the vows that our dear ones sing Some write letters to

unborn eyes Some wear rings on a cord for luck Some just

stare at the cabin floor Counting breaths with the failing thrust We

are the fire they sent beyond the sun

Names in the dark,

still beating as one

Tell our homes we were more than afraid We

stood in the breach till the silence gave Aya loh,

aya ren, sohala may Across the void,

love shows the

way If morning finds the ones we love

Let them feel us in the light (ooh)