| 7 | On the far edge of the lunar sphere they built strong domes of steel | 1 | On the far edge of the lunar sphere they built strong domes of steel |
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| 8 | A great city of bright nickel-iron and platinum ore | 2 | A great city of bright nickel-iron and platinum ore |
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| 9 | A city built by immigrants, this city forged from steel | 3 | A city built by immigrants, this city forged from steel |
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| 10 | A city made of dreams_ from steel forged. | 4 | A city made of dreams_ from steel forged. |
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| 11 | | 5 | |
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| 12 | They left Earth for Luna, built this city to call home | 6 | They left Earth for Luna, built this city to call home |
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| 13 | This city_ they call Luna, for their own. | 7 | This city_ they call Luna, for their own. |
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| 14 | | 8 | |
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| 15 | The union men in hard hats stamp the steel from the forge | 9 | The union men in hard hats stamp the steel from the forge |
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| 16 | Iron men_ pour white-hot metal out by the ton | 10 | Iron men_ pour white-hot metal out by the ton |
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| 17 | Mass-drivers fling the ingots out; ion freighters bring in ore | 11 | Mass-drivers fling the ingots out; ion freighters bring in ore |
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| 18 | Electric welding sparks_ bright as sun. | 12 | Electric welding sparks_ bright as sun. |
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| 19 | | 13 | |
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| 20 | And immigrants and union men have made Earth's moon their home | 14 | And immigrants and union men have made Earth's moon their home |
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| 21 | They built a lunar city to call their own. | 15 | They built a lunar city to call their own. |
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| 22 | | 16 | |
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| 23 | In the long dark lunar night-time, ion rockets cross the sky | 17 | In the long dark lunar night-time, ion rockets cross the sky |
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| 24 | Freighters bringing ore from asteroids_ to Luna Field | 18 | Freighters bringing ore from asteroids_ to Luna Field |
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| 25 | While in the caverns far below the children learn to fly | 19 | While in the caverns far below the children learn to fly |
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| 26 | In the city made of dreams and hot-rolled steel. | 20 | In the city made of dreams and hot-rolled steel. |
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| 27 | | 21 | |
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| 28 | And families and children built this city to call home | 22 | And families and children built this city to call home |
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| 29 | They make this lunar city all their own. | 23 | They make this lunar city all their own. |
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| 30 | | 24 | |
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| 31 | See the blue, round and sassy Earth from the graveyard by the dome | 25 | See the blue, round and sassy Earth from the graveyard by the dome |
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| 32 | O'er a moonscape gray with lunar hills and rugged piles of slag | 26 | O'er a moonscape gray with lunar hills and rugged piles of slag |
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| 33 | Reverberating furnaces that once turned ore to steel | 27 | Reverberating furnaces that once turned ore to steel |
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| 34 | Now one by one are shutting down their trade. | 28 | Now one by one are shutting down their trade. |
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| 35 | | 29 | |
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| 36 | And dissidents and exiles build this city for their own | 30 | And dissidents and exiles build this city for their own |
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| 37 | We built this city Luna we call our home. | 31 | We built this city Luna we call our home. |
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| 38 | | 32 | |
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| 39 | As the age of Earth is end-ing lunar shipyards slack their pace | 33 | As the age of Earth is end-ing lunar shipyards slack their pace |
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| 40 | The mills that built the colonies are starting to shut down | 34 | The mills that built the colonies are starting to shut down |
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| 41 | Though freighters still crawl orbit lanes, leviathans of space | 35 | Though freighters still crawl orbit lanes, leviathans of space |
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| 42 | And settlers head for Jupiter and beyond. | 36 | And settlers head for Jupiter and beyond. |
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| 43 | | 37 | |
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| 44 | And you and I together built this city that's our own | 38 | And you and I together built this city that's our own |
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| 45 | We built this lunar city and called it home. | 39 | We built this lunar city and called it home. |
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| 46 | | 40 | |
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| 47 | Aging lunar mills are closing now, but the city still remains | 41 | Aging lunar mills are closing now, but the city still remains |
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| 48 | And the working town is working on, both hard and annealed | 42 | And the working town is working on, both hard and annealed |
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| 49 | And planning a new future, built of new and better dreams | 43 | And planning a new future, built of new and better dreams |
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| 50 | We're forging plans as bright as white-hot steel. | 44 | We're forging plans as bright as white-hot steel. |
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| 51 | | 45 | |
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| 52 | Instrumental (Chorus 2x) | 46 | Instrumental (Chorus 2x) |
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| 53 | | 47 | |
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| 54 | We are planning to move outward now, we will build new ships of steel | 48 | We are planning to move outward now, we will build new ships of steel |
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| 55 | Shining ships built of courage head to the cold and endless dark | 49 | Shining ships built of courage head to the cold and endless dark |
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| 56 | On fusion flames we'll leave the outer planets far behind | 50 | On fusion flames we'll leave the outer planets far behind |
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| 57 | Our ships of steel will head out for the stars. | 51 | Our ships of steel will head out for the stars. |
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| 58 | | 52 | |
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| 59 | And immigrants and dissidents build starships of our own | 53 | And immigrants and dissidents build starships of our own |
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| 60 | And leave behind this city that is our home. | 54 | And leave behind this city that is our home. |
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| 61 | | 55 | |
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| 62 | We will launch out from the lunar sphere in new ships forged of steel | 56 | We will launch out from the lunar sphere in new ships forged of steel |
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| 63 | Farm in soil ground from lunar rock and breathe recycled air | 57 | Farm in soil ground from lunar rock and breathe recycled air |
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| 64 | New cities, built by dissidents, new cities forged from steel | 58 | New cities, built by dissidents, new cities forged from steel |
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| 65 | Our homes are made from dreams and iron ore. | 59 | Our homes are made from dreams and iron ore. |
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| 66 | | 60 | |
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| 67 | (Quietly) And all of us together will build starships on our own | 61 | (Quietly) And all of us together will build starships on our own |
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| 68 | And bring with us this city that is our home. | 62 | And bring with us this city that is our home. |
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| 69 | | 63 | |
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| 70 | (Loud) And all of us together will build starships on our own | 64 | (Loud) And all of us together will build starships on our own |
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| 71 | And bring with us this city that is our home. | 65 | And bring with us this city that is our home. |
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| 72 | | 66 | |
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| 73 | | 67 | |
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