| Lyrics: | Full Waking took us days to realise
Adjusting to the newness of our eyes
We stayed inside,
performing simple tasks
Hardly speaking, faces set like masks
Until the time came round
for us to set
The first feet on this world, to get
our samples, and erect the
instruments
A barren planet, but to all intents
Another Eden opening its gates
For
this chosen few who'd outslept their fates
Anonymous, identical in our suits
We entered
the airlock. My weighted boots
would be the first to touch this unknown stone
I led some
distance, then, I felt alone
So I turned and saw, that the others were
standing still, I
radio'd to make them stir
but got no answer. So I waved my arm
But they still stood as
though a stoning charm
had taken hold. I made my slow way back
And found each man had
frozen in his track
I hammered my gloved fist on visor-plate
And pulled at pressure-padded
arms. A state
of utter trance had overtaken all my men
My mouth felt dry, my fingers
stiff, and then.....
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