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