Rush:Cygnus X-1

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This song is performed by Rush and appears on the album A Farewell To Kings (1977) and on the album Different Stages (1998).Rush:Cygnus X-1

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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
Infinite, the star that would not die

All who dare to cross her course
Are swallowed by a 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 drowns my heart
Every nerve is torn apart...!

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