Rush - Cygnus X-1, Book One: The Voyage lyrics

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...