♫ Pushin' the Speed of Light (Star Trek, TOS)

An exciting sort of 'space shanty,' set to clips from Star Trek (TOS).

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Now the big ships fly to a hundred suns,
By pushin' the speed of light
And they want good men for the deep space runs,
Pushin' the speed of light
And the pay is good, and you're young and strong,
And you tell yourself that it won't be long
So you sign on board, hear the drive's deep song,
Pushin' the speed of light
Pushin' the speed of light

And you've left behind you the world of men
With no way in space to go home again
When you're pushin' the speed of light
Pushin' the speed of light

Now it's two months out and it's two months back,
When you're pushin' the speed of light
Twenty years on your home world's track,
Pushin' the speed of light
And your friends are gone and your lovers too
And there's damn-all left that you can do
And you try to lie, but you know it's true,
Pushin' the speed of light
Pushin' the speed of light

So you sign back on for another run
Of pushing the speed of light
And you swear to God that your pushing's done,
Pushin' the speed of light
But that one run turns into four or five
And your heart beats time to the humming drive
And there's nothing left keeps you alive,
But pushin' the speed of light
Pushin' the speed of light

Now you've spread your seed with the star drive's flame,
By pushin' the speed of light
Left suns behind you to carry your name,
Pushin' the speed of light
And you watch them age, and you watch them die,
As you race the light-wind across the sky
And the gods are silent when you ask them: "why?"
Pushin' the speed of light
Pushin' the speed of light

Now, the speed of c is a wall, they say,
When you're pushin' the speed of light
That cuts you off from a yesterday,
Pushin' the speed of light
But you know someday you're gonna win that race
And fly back the years to your starting place
And you'll stay awhile 'fore you're back in space,
Pushin' the speed of light
Pushin' the speed of light

And you've left behind you the world of men
With no way in Hell to go home again
When you're pushing the speed of light
Pushin' the speed of light