Ayreon, Andi Deris - To The Quasar lyrics

(a) The Taurus Pulsar

Within a distant nebula in the Taurus zodiac
I hear the wailing of a star
The weak pulse of a fading sun

All it's fuel is burning out and
It's light will fade to black
I can't ignore it's hopeless shout as it
Fires it's death cry out in space

A star in Taurus lights up
And outshines the galaxy
A fleeting moment of glory in time and space
A supernova resounds, a desperate symphony
Leaving behind a beacon fallen from grace
Lift your head up to the sky
And hear the faraway cry of a dying star

I heard it's message from afar
A frequent surge of sight and sound
We approach the fallen neutron star
Spinning round and round and round

We attend this cosmic mass and
We hear it's sad lament
But even stars and planets pass in
This cold and everlasting place

Lift your head up to the sky and hear the cry

"We have encountered a quasar
In the constellation
Virgo but does it really contain a
Black hole
The portal to our final destination?"

(b) Quasar 3C273

Heading off into the core of a newborn galaxy
We have reached a brilliant
Star-like source of energy
This cosmic spectacle of radiance was formed
Fifteen billion years ago when
The universe was born

To the quasar beyond the Milky Way
The red shift is high
A bright light in the sky to the dark star
Beyond the light of day
The gravity's high, a black sun in the sky
3C273

As we approach the sea of light
I'm forced to close my eyes
I can feel the vibrant waves
Of centuries go by
Then the pull of an unseen
Force is tearing us away
Could it be we found the
Entrance to our passageway?