RAO - (Krypton's Journey: She Steps Up, Reasons to Care)
[The track is a beautiful, hopeful, but subtly urgent folk-inspired song. It begins with a simple, acoustic guitar melody and a clear, sweet female vocal. A light, airy piano and a hopeful violin enter, adding a sense of cosmic wonder as she begins her declaration. The music builds steadily with each reason, gaining more urgency and power as driving drums and a full string section are introduced. The final moments are a rousing, anthemic crescendo with a powerful choir, culminating in a triumphant, final chord that is followed by the roaring, sudden sound of unified applause.]
RAO - (Krypton's Journey: She Steps Up, Reasons to Care)
[The track is a beautiful, hopeful, but subtly urgent folk-inspired song. It begins with a simple, acoustic guitar melody and a clear, sweet female vocal. A light, airy piano and a hopeful violin enter, adding a sense of cosmic wonder as she begins her declaration. The music builds steadily with each reason, gaining more urgency and power as driving drums and a full string section are introduced. The final moments are a rousing, anthemic crescendo with a powerful choir, culminating in a triumphant, final chord that is followed by the roaring, sudden sound of unified applause.]
Lyrics
(A) [The track begins with a simple, acoustic guitar melody and a clear, sweet female vocal.]
(B) NARRATOR (sung, a sweet, clear tone):
They came to us... they looked so tall...
They came to see if we'd stand or fall.
But in their ships, I saw the stars,
And felt a universe beyond our scars.
They said we're broken, we're a lost design...
But they don't know the truth, so now I'll tell you mine.
(C) [A list begins, with the music slowly building.]
(D) CHANTERS (in unison, with a sense of growing urgency):
A reason to care! A reason to fear!
(E) NARRATOR (sung, the urgency growing with each line):
One: There are a million suns that burn.
Two: There are a million worlds that turn.
Three: Some worlds have water, air, and ground!
Four: And in those places, life is found!
Five: They have their own light, their own song.
Six: And they've been there all along!
Seven: We thought our struggles were our own!
Eight: But now we know we're not alone!
Nine: The cosmos watches, the void is vast!
Ten: And our walls are strong, but built to last!
(F) [The music swells dramatically into a rousing, anthem-like crescendo. The choir sings with immense power.]
(G) CHOIR (in unison):
So rise, my people!
Our heads held high!
We'll tear the roof from the crimson sky!
We'll show them we are more than stone!
We'll show the cosmos we have grown!
We'll send a signal, we'll make a sound!
A voice that echoes... on holy ground!
For they have hope! And they have grace!
A single purpose in this place!
(H) [The music hits a final, powerful, and triumphant chord. There is a single beat of silence.]
(I) [The immediate, loud sound of roaring, unified applause begins, then fades out into a low, hopeful hum.]