Their world was torn asunder And there’s no more song or dance But a few had escaped their fate To live out a second chance The departure had been pre-arranged For this eternal flight They followed closely a distant star — An ever-guiding light…

Time was all that they had left…

Their voyage had been slow And they floated through the air They were so close yet far away And beginning not to care They soon thereafter found themselves On a warm, climatic place No more dull and lonesome hours Spent in grueling space They set foot on their new found land Gave it a fitting name They sowed it full of useful crops And turned the wildlife tame Now these pilgrims from another world Had established a new home They charted it from east to west And divided it into zones…

“Everything we need is here We can live without doubt or fear Do away with wrath and tears “We’ve discovered a brave new world Let the banners be unfurled” This paragon of living Gave birth to Love and Giving Everyone was satisfied With all their lives so unified They all lived in harmony Danced and sang triumphantly All together and free The sky was blue with cheer and love As their God watched from above They worked and played in open fields And traded samples of their yields Gorged themselves at every meal Life on Earth was so ideal They worshiped trees and hills afar Gave pleasant names to all…

The valleys had divided But the oceans rumbled on As the ground and sky collided The memories of Love were gone This ancient land of paradise Had begun to waste away This wondrous land of happiness Had somehow gone astray The conflict of the Ages Had made them unaware That they were tearing up their world And far beyond compare No one seemed to notice That there was nothing at peace With silent screams of suffering And riots in the streets The sun turned its head As all of the Earth turned red The greatest evil had led Them into the ground instead…

Transformed into a holy Hell Aergonia was all but dead The need of always having more Had vaporized their stead Destruction now was all they knew There was no hope at all And everything for which they’d lived Once rose and now would fall When the smoke had risen And the dust had cleared…

…The scars of the battle had all but disappeared A handful of frightened ones Fled to escape their fears… They climbed aboard their mighty ships Set sail to the sky Taking with them memories Ignorant of the ancient try To the other end of the universe So they can be alone To get away from their parent land And start one of their own…