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RUSH lyrics : "Cygnus X-1, Book One: The Voyage"

[Prologue:]
In the constellation of Cygnus, there lurks a mysterious, invisible force: the black hole
of Cygnus X-1...


Six Stars of the Northern Cross
In mourning for their sister's loss

In a final flash of glory
Nevermore to grace the night...


[1]
Invisible to telescopic eye
Infinity, the star that would not die


All who dare to cross her course
Are swallowed by her fearsome force


Through the void
To be destroyed

Or is there something more?
Atomized...at the core?
Or through the Astral Door?

To soar...

[2]

I set a course just east of Lyra
And northwest of Pegasus
Flew into the light of Deneb

Sailed across the Milky Way
On my ship, the 'Rocinante'
Wheeling through the galaxies

Headed for the heart of Cygnus
Headlong into mystery


The x-ray is her siren song
My ship cannot resist her long
Nearer to my deadly goal

Until the black hole
Gains control...


[3]
Spinning, whirling
Still descending

Like a spiral sea
Unending...


Sound and fury
Drown my heart
Every nerve

Is torn apart...

To be continued...

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