When I woke I was 20
When I woke I was young
I thought I’d been selected
For a job that must be done
Now I steer this mighty vessel
That holds the future of mankind
Gotta find another home
But there is no such place to find
The scanners all are normal
There’s nothing new and nothing strange
I’ve waited 37 years
For those readings to change
I watched some movies: played some games
But now I’m done
They just highlight my isolation
And I can’t bear it
We’re all gonna die
There were hundreds more behind me
They all had ideas of hope
And finding a new home
They all died
Watching lives drip past
Now I’m waiting to die
To rest at last
This ship is a candle
And the string’s running out
We will never find a home
We’ll just die one by one
So come on the next one
Prepare to be the savior of our race
And then watch your life go by
Until you take Death’s embrace
Take Death’s embrace
I welcome it
I could wake us all at once
We could live normal natural lives
But this flying tomb prevents that
So I’ll just die alone
Die alone, die alone
That’s how we’ll all die: alone
We will never find a home
Those fools; those villains
It’s all gone
Notes:
The following is a direct quote from the notes. We do not know how they learned it and it is unverifiable.
"Apparently, this was recorded within 24 hours of the next pilot being awoken."
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