[ Featuring the Fighters ]
Your great-grandfather watched the tubes
His son my father watched them too
And now as I'm taking my turn
I'll pass all their wisdom on to you
But what my father is inside
Who comes along for the ride
Who will see our final goal
While we who bring them there must die
The ansible says the settlers paid their fare
And we will earn our passage by making sure they get there
But why should we care what they say
I did not sign up anyway
That I was born to work this ship
Sure sounds like I was born a slave
The ansible says the settlers paid their fare
And we will earn our passage by making sure they get there
I will bow to no man because my fathers were fools
Out here in the black we are far beyond their rules
If I'm to die in space, I will live on my terms
The ship is ours by birthright and earned
The ansible says the settlers paid their fare
So the ansible is the one thing that will not make it there
And now we are truly alone
1000 light years from our home
The vanguard interstellar man
In our great tube of death and chrome
