Melodysheep - The Case for Mars lyrics

Mars is the next logical step
In our space program
It's the challenge that's been staring
Us in the face for the past 30 years

It has water, it has carbon
It has a 24 hour day
It has geothermal energy
Mars is a place we can settle

There is a giant rift in it's surface
5, 000 kilometers long
There is a volcano as wide as Arizona

So there's the choice in life
One either grows or one decays grow or die
I think we should grow

Mars is a world of wonders

It has canyons, river valleys
And giant ice sheets

Mars is a world of wonders

It shouldn't be humans to Mars in 50 years
It should be humans to Mars in 10

We either muster the courage to go
Or we risk the possibility
Of stagnation and decay
We've got cosmic radiation zero gravity
Martian dust storms back contamination

But these are dragons that we can take on

In our time we have sifted the sands of Mars
Established a presence there
And fulfilled a century of dreams

The Mars rovers have really
Captured our imaginations
They genuinely are explorers
In the old-fashioned sense

If you put out a call
For volunteers for the first crew to Mars
They'd be lined up coast to coast

Mars is a dry frozen version of our home
Covered in red dust and sand

At one time in the ancient past
Mars was very similar
To the conditions of early earth

There will always be people with new ideas
On how humans should live together

We now have "eyes" and "ears" on the surface

What's left after you go is
The good you've left behind
You have to believe in hope
You have to believe in the future

There are more and more people coming around
To the point of view that
A positive future for humanity requires
Human expansion to space

We're at a crossroads today
We either muster the courage to go
Or we risk the possibility
Of stagnation and decay