Hyperbolic Orbit
Words and music by Benjamin Newman


Em            C  D

Em            C             D       Em
She is just a wanderer with no destination,
    C                           D
And he is just a stop along her way.
Em     C             D                  Em
Coming near him, she feels a strange attraction,
       C                               D
But it might not be enough to make her stay.

Em    C              D           Em
Every part of her is drawn to be near him,
   C                                   D
It warps her world, this feeling is so vast!
   Em                 C                  D       Em
Perhaps that's why he thinks the earth revolves around him,
    C                                 D
But as for her, she's moving much too fast...
            Em
It'll never last.

	C  D     G           C    D     Em
	   Cause she is on a hyperbolic orbit;
	            C                D                   C                 D
	   No matter how she tries to bend, she knows the dance is going to end.
	   G           C    D     Em
	   She is on a hyperbolic orbit,
	           C               D            Em
	   And she won't be coming back his way again...

Em            C  D

     Em           C             D                   Em
He's burning up inside, all his friends can see him glowing,
        C                            D
Can his warmth begin to melt her icy heart?
            Em                C                     D               Em
And leave a trail of stars so bright they paint her name across the night?
         C                            D
Or is it written they must always be apart?

Em          C               D              Em
Perhaps she wishes that she didn't have to leave him;
        C                                    D
But she knows she's not the type to stay too long.
            Em         C                     D                 Em
There won't be another chance, but she's got time for just one dance,
          C                                       D
So she'll whirl around him once, then she'll move on...
              Em
And she'll be gone.

	C  D     G           C    D     Em
	   Cause she is on a hyperbolic orbit;
	           C        D   C        C  D         C
	   She has too much energy to be anything but free.
	   G           C    D     Em
	   She is on a hyperbolic orbit,
	         C           D               Em
	   And a wanderer is all she'll ever be...