Newborn Race
Ayreon
01011001 (2008)

[A. The Incentive]

[Daniel Gildenlöw:]
There must be a way to enrich our lives
A way to awaken a nation that dies
There must be a way to revive our past
A way to break free from a world that won't last

[Floor Jansen:]
Take me back to when we lived another life
Back to when we had no plan
Take me back to when we struggled to survive
Back to when it all began

[Daniel Gildenlöw:]
There must be a way to reverse history
A way to resume life, return to the sea
There must be a way to win back all we lost
A way to escape this, whatever the cost


[B. The Vision]

[Tom Englund:]
Explore the vastness of space
Discover a wonderful place
Enter a brand new phase
Seed a world with a newborn race!


[C. The Procedure]

[Jonas P Renkse:]
We have no choice, life is passing us by
We should rejoice, I say we should try

[Bob Catley:]
Every million cycles, shooting stars rip our sky
We could divert them, on the day they pass us by

[Hansi Kürsch:]
And on that shining day there is a way
For our DNA to reach the outerspace

[Jorn Lande:]
Do we have the right to create life?
And do we have the right to take it?
Can we decide who lives and dies?
Do you think they would even make it?

[Jonas P Renkse:]
We have no choice, life is passing us by

[Bob Catley:]
We'll plant our seeds
And guide them to their goal
We cannot fail, we have absolute control

[Hansi Kürsch:]
And on that shining day there is a way
For our DNA to reach the outerspace

[Jorn Lande:]
Do we have the right to play gods?
I strongly feel I have to make a stance
Do you think we should take the odds?
Would they even stand chance?
I don't think they ever will...
Ever will... no!


[D. Another Life]

[Daniel Gildenlöw:]
Take me back to when we lived another life
Back to when we had no plan
Take me back to when we struggled to survive
Back to when it all began

[Bob Catley:] Take me back [...]

[Floor Jansen:] Take me back [...]


[E. Newborn Race]

[Jorn Lande:] Explore the vastness of space [...]


[F. Conclusion]

[Daniel Gildenlöw:]
We found a way to enrich our lives
A way to awaken a nation that dies