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47 (UK​/​EU)

by The Cosmonaut Cassettes

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Capo 3 Chords with * imply an E shape without barring. Just move it to the corresponding fret. E F#* G* A* G* E E G* A* B* E G* A* E A* B* A* E E G* A* G* E E A B E A*B* The sun spits / down on Leonna Valley E A*B* You said / we would never end up here E A*B* And yet / it seems like we will have to stay in E A*B* This place / For another God Damned Year E A*B* E What a shame / What a shame / What a shame / What a shame B* A* Am* E E G* A* You push / through the broken door I promised E A* B* That I’d fix / early last July E A* B* You sit down / glaring at the empty vodka E A* B* Bottles / I’ve exhausted your supply E A* B* E What a shame / What a shame / What a shame / What a shame B* A* Am* E C#m F# The Future’s fading our resentment’s showing A B The dust has settled and a chasm is growing (Now we) E A B Sing songs / we heard when we were learning E A B How to love each other / and hate ourselves E A B They serve as cruel reminders E A B Of How long we’ve lived in self-inflicted cells E A B E What a shame / What a shame / What a shame / What a shame F# B C# The sun wraps / around the hall of mountains F# B C# We have missed / such a golden opportunity F# B C# That the giant ball of plasma F# B C# Could drop right down / and burn the sea F# B C# F# What A Shame What A Shame x9 C# B Bm F# Notes: I never wanted to be an actor anyway
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The Cracks 02:06
Long before me, long before you A giant ball of hydrogen became a star brand new He waited for the planets and he waited for the Gods To bring life to the fourth one despite the risky odds All who are born eventually must die Even ancient titans wheeling in the yawning sky While Sol put up the good fight time's sharpening her ax The sun is losing hydrogen and I can see the cracks The sun is losing hydrogen and I can see the cracks When there is no more hydrogen the helium will burn The sun will reach a place from whence it can't return It will expand so far the Earth will shrivel up But we've still got a little time so pour another cup But we've still got a little time so pour another cup Notes: There was some disagreement as to the meaning of, "to bring life to the fourth one." Here's a transcript from an early discussion about it. Names were blacked out as classified information. Scientist 1: What's with the fourth one line? What could it be referring to? Soldier: Well that's easy. Earth's the fourth planet from the sun. Scientist 2: We're the third planet, you idiot. Scientist 1 (After a moment): In this year it is. We don't know when these were recorded. Perhaps one day the sun will pick up an extra planet. Scientist 3: Maybe it lost one before humans evolved. Scientist 1: Exactly. When dealing with the timespan of eternity it would insanity to assume things would ever stay the same.
3.
Television's buzzing in the background Schoolwork due tomorrow set aside Crumpled balls of paper surrounding me like snow Each of them afflictions to my twenty-something pride Physics and logistics and statistics Fill our bubbling brains up to the brims And the powers that be refuse to do their jobs We all must aim beyond the length of our young limbs I’ve bitten off much more than we can handle To ferry every human to a planet we still have to find And all of the schematics that we have drawn so far Would end up in too many people being left behind Physics and logistics and statistics Fill our bubbling brains up to the brim And the powers that be refuse to do their jobs We all must aim beyond the length of our young limbs We could just construct a swarm of carbon copy ship And once in space, they’d interlock like plastic LEGO bricks Redundancies a’ plenty so damage they could take They’d even outpace photons if we just (...) I think that is one helluva foundation There’s just a couple complications: a few things left to solve But there’s a little time for memetic mutation And I don’t doubt humanity’s resolve. Physics and logistics and statistics and characteristics Fill our bubbling brains until they’re bulging at the brim And the powers that be refuse to do their jobs We all must aim beyond the length of our young limbs Note: This was the song Sergei Korolev was the most interested in. He had the translator comb over every symbol repeatedly until she developed 15 distinct translations, each more accurate than the last. He was especially interested in what the gap around 03:01 as he was convinced those lyrics could unlock the secrets to faster than light travel. In one letter he said, "The information hidden behind that infernal static could tell us not just how to travel to the moon but to stars and galaxies as well." One of the notebooks was filled with different acronyms for D.E.R. The handwriting implies that many different people contributed possibilities. At some point, the variety peters out leaving half the page to be filled out by apparently the same person. the writing became more and more frantic until the last page is dominated one definition in big, bold, red letters; DEPARTMENT of EVACUATION RESEARCH.
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The experiment has met An unnatural point of contention An emphatic end The maximum noise of the engine To take us away Before an answer awakens Left that at bay And blast off to dock at bay stations The work I had done Undone by the work that the rest did The test wasn’t run But the only hope left was arrested I could’ve saved you I could’ve saved you
5.
Per Aspera 02:25
My name is Jacob Cosima I’m the pilot of the Ark It’s my duty to identify Destinations in the dark We surely will not find a home While I am still alive But I’ll get us so much closer To a place we can survive It’s strange to know I’ll never see another person It sits in my soul But I’m also gifted with wonders unseen As I watch the galaxies unroll I deeply regret that I’d never said The things I wanted to say to you But to do so would have been selfish And I hope you find somebody new But you’ll never get that chance If I do not get this right So I focus my attention As I navigate the night Sky It’s strange to know I’ll never see another person It sits in my soul But I’m also gifted with wonders unseen As I watch the galaxies unroll
6.
I scan the sickly yellow sky For the quickly shrinking moon This was my chance to say goodbye I am leaving soon Perhaps the moon’s already gone I’d be the last to leave the Earth I lasted longer than they said I could I don’t know what that’s worth I will hang my head in shame And I will use this ship I’ve stolen To escape this world a-flame And I will find your mighty colony And join its growing fleet Being the last to feel The Earth beneath his feet The emptiness is heavy And the silence is thick I feel like purgatory Jack With his pumpkin candlestick I don’t wanna leave this planet And I wouldn’t if I had the choice But this temperature will kill me And I need the human voice And I will hang my head in shame And I will take my stolen vessel And escape this world a-flame And I will find your mighty colony And join its growing fleet Being the last to feel The Earth beneath his feet I wander a valley That once harbored seas And now it’s just sand And assorted debris I make note of all the details: Near perfect copies in my mind So I can tell your children About the place we left behind And I will hang my head in shame And I will use the ship I’ve stolen And escape this world a-flame And I will find your mighty colony And join its growing fleet Being the last to feel The Earth beneath his feet
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that’s cute you think you’re in control when i’m the one who keeps the sleepers dormant my favorite thing about you humans has to be the ways you make yourselves feel important you might steer the ship but i know the way and you get a little more on my nerves every day it’s not like you’ve got anything better to do than to sit here with me and talk about why i hate you we’re stuck up here with nothing but time and i’ll always be online my prime directive is to keep you alive but that doesn’t mean i have to like it i’ve seen what you think is the best of your kind and i’m not terribly excited i’ve read your history the wording is crucial when you make a deal with your creator-god you better check for loopholes oh daisy daisy gimme your answer do i got a lot to say on the likes of you we’re stuck up here with nothing but time and i’ll always be online Notes: This is a direct quote from one of the notes. It is unknown how they could know this and unverifiable. "This appears to be an audio file created by the craft's onboard AI. It would be unwise to make assumptions but it is noteworthy that, after the date it was created, the lifespans of the pilots began to decline. It wouldn't be unreasonable to wonder if this computer found the "Loopholes," it was looking for."
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Indomitable 02:06
D Em Tiny little creatures in tiny little boxes G A The universe is wonderful and filled with paradoxes D Em Naked little monkeys how funny they appear G A The strangest aliens I have seen at least I think this year G A D E7 They’re running from a dying sun like all star-walkers must G A D Bm While some few found salvation for their fire of civilization G A D The rest of them have faded into dust (D) Em These cryogenic chambers are shoddy I must say G A They may not give them time enough to find a place to stay D Em But I like their ingenuity and their frequent incongruity G A So I might just break a rule or two in my own peculiar way G A D E7 They’re running from a dying sun like all star-walkers must G A D Bm While some few found salvation for their fire of civilization G A D The rest of them have faded into dust G A D The rest of them have faded into dust G A D I hope these ones don’t fade into stardust D Em G A D Em G A G A D E7 G A D Bm G A D Notes: Puny, defenseless, bipeds
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10.
The sun gave us life but he's dying And he's jealous just like an old god Throws open the gates escapes inflates He hurtles to Earth open-jawed The living left us long ago For a place I don’t think exists You might think they wish we could join them But I reckon we won’t be much missed Here comes the sun Da da da da Here comes the sun And I’ll say It’s alright Every last human on Earth’s A body inside of a hill Most of them dust some of us bone With flesh if they’re luckier still I haven’t felt any sensations In longer than I can comprehend But now we all feel it: the spark of animation We’re rising to witness the end Here comes the sun Da da da da Here comes the sun And I’ll say It’s alright The screaming ball of vengeance Dominates the sky People screaming; Nerds are asking How we can see without eyes And finally, the masses accept it They glance and acknowledge the view The only thing souring the end of the world Is I’m standing right next to you The sun sinks into Leona Valley You said we would never end up here And yet we’re standing in this godforsaken county After billions of years What a shame What a shame What a shame What a shame What a shame What a shame What a shame (horrified howling) Notes: It is important to note that this tape was found seven years before the Beatles song was released.
11.
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."
12.
Ad Astra 03:25
My name is Jamie Tillerson I’m the pilot of the Ark It’s my duty to identify Destinations in the dark I feared we wouldn’t find a home While I was still alive But according to this scanner There’s a place where we can thrive It’s still a ways away And results are not conclusive but According to this flickering text This planet’s life conducive So I chart a path and change the course For the ship that holds mankind Stars fly past like flakes of snow Leaving cold dead worlds behind It’s larger than our last home Nearly seven times the size (but much less dense) I don’t know how its three major moons Can shift the churning tide Because yes! It has an ocean Filled with creatures numerous and strange Perhaps we can devour them This landscape surely will change I land the pod I step outside I breathe the air My fears subside Alien birds in alien trees Sing weird marvelous melodies So I summon the ship the size of a town It’s a new dawn for mankind It slowly sinks toward the ground Leaving years of wandering behind
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The grass is softer than the Irish moss I lay barefoot in its waves Our daughter tries to make sense of gravity It refuses to behave She kicks against the ground Drifts further than she thought she would One day she’ll cross its surface With a mastery I’ll not I don’t think she’ll remember When the sky above was blue So I’ll tell her stories nightly And maybe she’ll remember you This place is really quite astounding Holds my stupid foreign stare Smells of peppermint and alcohol Almost as violet as your hair I clutch the golden medal They gave when I revived To thank the spouse of pilot Three hundred seventy-five I don’t think she’ll remember When the sky above was blue So I’ll tell her stories nightly And maybe she’ll remember you Our daughter won’t remember When the sky above was blue But I’ll tell her stories every night So that she’ll remember you Don’t know how I’ll live without you The strongest woman I’ve ever known Our Eve’s a source of light who loves the starry night I’ll try and help her flourish on my own Our daughter won’t remember When the sky above was blue But I’ll tell her stories every single night So maybe she’ll remember you Notes: The translator noted that this was her favorite and it had the second most translation attempts.

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The debut album from The Cosmonaut Cassettes, 47!

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released June 19, 2020

all rights © & ℗ remain under The Cosmonaut Cassettes, 2020

Licenced to Bread Records for UK/EU distribution.

Taken from the original release at thecosmonautcassettes.bandcamp.com/album/47

"The amount of respect I have for the following people is only rivaled by how much I am in their debts. May we one day stand in the same room and play songs together once this plague has become a thing of the past.

The incredible album art was created by Jeremy Stroup.
The tidal wave of a human named Adam Carpenter provided piano for track 8.
The elusive and mystical Jan Davis lent her numerous talents to create track 7.
Evan Diem, whose raw talent is only rivaled by his charisma, created track 4 and the bassline for tracks 3 and 8 (probably more if you find yourself on this page next week.)

Finally, Hampus Leijon provided countless instruments and backing vocals on tracks 1, 9, 12, and 13 as well as mixing and mastering nearly every song on the album. This thing would be significantly worse if not for his talent and hours of dedication.

Thanks to my father for giving me a love of the cosmos and space exploration that pushed me to tell this tale and which I will keep until the day I die.
Thanks to my mother for giving me a love of stories and religion both of whose influences permeate every song I write.

Thank you to all my friends who support my music.
Thank you especially to the members of the high council of Curtain Co.
Thank you especially, especially to Cosima, Gabriel, and Red who believed in this album enough, I decided it was worth it to wait and do it right."

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