Track Insight / Lyrics
You cling to the rivet line where the bulkhead curves
The bay doors hum a low tune that the steel observes
Your dust-coat shivers in vent-breath, pale as bone
A grease-stained regular far from the known
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The coolant pumps sigh like a tired grill at three
You ride the vibration, weightless and free
No ticket called, no order shouted loud
Just silence and starlight through the viewport shroud
Pale wings on cold steel, the night shift's quiet guest
You fold your dust-silk where the exhaust vents rest
The reactor hums a lullaby, low and deep
You sleep in the rumble that the bulkheads keep
The magnetic boots of the crew thump past your perch
You don't flinch at the clang of the airlock search
A smear of hydraulic fluid on your antenna tip
You taste the metallic tang with a careful sip
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The coolant pumps sigh like a tired grill at three
You ride the vibration, weightless and free
No ticket called, no order shouted loud
Just silence and starlight through the viewport shroud
Pale wings on cold steel, the night shift's quiet guest
You fold your dust-silk where the exhaust vents rest
The reactor hums a lullaby, low and deep
You sleep in the rumble that the bulkheads keep
The navigation officer logs a course correction burn
You drift a centimeter, a slow, silent turn
Your compound eyes reflect the gas-giant's sw
