Swan Song Songtext
von The Mechanisms

Empty black, the space between stars
A ship pushes on
Slowly, damaged engines leave a trail of glowing plasma
Stark and brilliant against the dark

The Odette, marked as one of the Imperial fleet
A human mind trapped in the cold hull of a battleship
On the bridge sits Siegfried
Her captain, her lover
They wear the uniform of the Confederation
And touch the broken screens and panels with tenderness
A single tear falls upon the readouts

Do you remember when we first met?
You were wounded and took shelter
Little knowing I was still alive
You were so surprised

Oh, do you remember when we first met?
I lost the chase against your former lords
And then you found me and took me in
I wondered, if you wore my stripes, would they let me stay as yours


Fleet at 50,000 miles
There′s nowhere that they cannot track
Navigation systems can't compile
But we won′t let them take us back
Forward plasma banks offline
Well, then we die when they attack
Escape pods are working fine

Do you remember the way they lied?
They brought a woman that they claimed was you
And I believed them
I was a fool

Oh, do you remember, when you found them out
And you tore through their deception
And then you found me and you broke me out
And you swore we'd never be apart

Fleet has target lock acquired
There's nothing left for me but you
Secondary engines still won′t fire
Together, we will see it through
Siegfried, we don′t have any time
Well, then, we turn and we attack
Escape pods still working fine

I won't leave you

The Odette is silent, but Siegfried knows she understands
That a ship and its captain go down together
There is nothing left to say as they turn to face their pursuers


Before them,
the combined forces of Imperium and Confederation stare them down
A thousand gun ports open and ready
Her engines fire for one last time
And they charge into their ending together
Never to be apart again