Touch me now and feel my force
I will give you life
History will change its course
Man will survive
Something's strange, I'm so confused, I don't know why
I've been designed to tell the truth, I cannot lie
I heard the news, a mystery, a strange device
I'm so afraid, I just can't see through all these lies
Behold this alien messenger
Is this a cosmic design?
The bringer of a new day
One by four by nine
Reach out to me and seal your fate
A new phase is near
Come to me and cross the gate
No pain, no fear
Something's strange, I'm so confused, I don't know why
Secrets have not been told
I've been designed to tell the truth, I cannot lie
When will the truth unfold?
I heard the news, a mystery, a strange device
What does the future hold?
I'm so afraid, I just can't see through all these lies
Behold this alien messenger
Is this a cosmic design?
The bringer of a new day
One by four by nine
A strange signal, beamed out in space
From the face of the moon
Harbinger of a new race
We'll be evolving soon
I see the future, a new star will rise
I see the world through the all-seeing eyes
Of the Starchild
Starchild
I have entered another dimension
My perception expands
Transcending beyond comprehension
Evolution of man?
I see the future, a new star will rise
I see the world through the all-seeing eyes
Of the Starchild
Starchild
[x2]
Time has come, a brand new sun
Shining down on you
The reign of peace has now begun
Dreams have come true
I heard the news, a mystery, a strange device
I'm so afraid, I just can't see through all these lies
Behold this alien messenger
Is this a cosmic design?
The bringer of a new day
One by four by nine
One by four by nine
I see the future, a new star will rise
I see the world through the all-seeing eyes
Of the Starchild
Oh yeah
I see the world through the eyes
Of the Starchild
I see the future, a new star will rise
I see the world through the all-seeing eyes
I see the future, a new star will rise
I see the world through the all-seeing eyes
Of the Starchild
Dreams have come true
Shining down on you
I give you life. Man will survive
I will give you life
History will change its course
Man will survive
I've been designed to tell the truth, I cannot lie
I heard the news, a mystery, a strange device
I'm so afraid, I just can't see through all these lies
Is this a cosmic design?
The bringer of a new day
One by four by nine
A new phase is near
Come to me and cross the gate
No pain, no fear
Secrets have not been told
I've been designed to tell the truth, I cannot lie
When will the truth unfold?
What does the future hold?
Is this a cosmic design?
The bringer of a new day
From the face of the moon
Harbinger of a new race
We'll be evolving soon
I see the world through the all-seeing eyes
Of the Starchild
Starchild
My perception expands
Transcending beyond comprehension
Evolution of man?
I see the world through the all-seeing eyes
Of the Starchild
Starchild
[x2]
Shining down on you
The reign of peace has now begun
Dreams have come true
I'm so afraid, I just can't see through all these lies
Is this a cosmic design?
The bringer of a new day
One by four by nine
I see the future, a new star will rise
I see the world through the all-seeing eyes
Of the Starchild
Oh yeah
I see the world through the eyes
Of the Starchild
I see the world through the all-seeing eyes
I see the future, a new star will rise
I see the world through the all-seeing eyes
Of the Starchild
Shining down on you
I give you life. Man will survive
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Hard to figure this one out. Have to watch my sci-fi collection again (that could take awhile)....but I can't think of any movie this links up too. The main theme seems to be about alien technology activating near earth, a man receives that message and realizes he is the one who through an awakened consciousness he will lead humanity to a new dawn. Thoughts?
I believe it would be 2001: A Space Odyssey
I believe it would be 2001: A Space Odyssey
Definitely about 2001: A Space Odyssey. They find a monolith on the moon which transmits a signal to Jupiter (or Saturn in Clarke's book). The "one by four by nine" refers to the ratio of the dimensions of the monolith, which is mentioned in the book.
@dhcmrlchtdj It's also about its sequel 2010. "I have seen the future. A new star will rise." touches on that part of the movie, where millions of monoliths compress Jupiter into a protostar.
@dhcmrlchtdj It's also about its sequel 2010. "I have seen the future. A new star will rise." touches on that part of the movie, where millions of monoliths compress Jupiter into a protostar.
The song does go beyond 2001 into the somewhat more obscure sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact, which was made in the 1980s (based on the book 2010: Odyssey Two). In the sequel, they find the ship from the first movie and the HAL9000 is reactivated, and it is discovered that the HAL had received conflicting orders which went against its programming and that drove it to a mental breakdown. That is where the "I just can't see through all these lies." line comes from in the song. The new star rising is actually Jupiter. A massive group of monoliths suddenly show up and start multiplying in Jupiter's atmosphere, they start changing its density and chemical composition. Jupiter reaches critical mass and ignites into a star, and suddenly we are all living in a binary system. I thought 2010 was a decent enough movie, it just gets so overshadowed by 2001.