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Fermi Paradox

by The Secret Chord

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amethystiumfirat An original theme and lyrics that we don't come across very often. Just the right amount of melancholy, great melodies. It's a soul - elevating great album. Favorite track: Hadley's Hope.
Nystalgik
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Nystalgik I imagine this is what Astronauts or early settlers to mars will listen to on their road trip to their new planet across the solar system. Favorite track: Kepler 452b.
JPZ68
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JPZ68 This synthwave album is simply phenomenal! Excellent 80's sounds created by Joakim Paulsson, beautiful vocals thanks to the wonderful voice of Ida Trossell, and what about those great lyrics! Absoluteley awesome. Favorite track: Fermi Paradox.
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MoarCargoNG Who doesn't love Carl Sagan? Favorite track: We Used to Look Up in the Sky.
Jorge Carrapiço
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Jorge Carrapiço So melloncolic,melodic, nostalgic. It brings be back to the days were i was happy, a beautifful felling i thought was lost, thank you for this journey. Favorite track: We Used to Look Up in the Sky.
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DW Oh this is a total journey. Spectacular. Listen to the whole thing in one go - preferably at night and when feeling a little nostalgic. Favorite track: We Used to Look Up in the Sky.
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1.
(We’ve) always defined ourselves by the ability to overcome the impossible The Earth’s our treasure but it’s been telling us to leave for a while now So we’re leaving We used to look up in the sky and wonder at our place in the stars Now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt, oh baby Take a look at that pale blue dot On it everyone you know and love Every human who ever was The only home we’ve ever known It’s game over now We must find a way to survive So we’re leaving We used to look up in the sky and wonder at our place in the stars Now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt, oh baby We used to look up in the sky and wonder at our place in the stars Now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt, oh baby
2.
Wonder Woman 04:09
When you’re feeling down and blue I would bring it back to new With my diamond shield I’ll cover you ‘Cause that is what a girl like me would do Let me be your Wonder Woman Tonight, and all nights Let me be your Wonder Woman Tonight, and all nights With this shield I did cover you From all the troubles in your way And with this shield I tried to protect you Even though your greatest enemy was you Couldn’t be your Wonder Woman Tonight or any night Couldn’t be your Wonder Woman Tonight or any night Even with this diamond shield And even with this sword I wield I could never really protect you From the darkness that you carry within I won’t be your Wonder Woman I won’t be your Wonder Woman I won’t be your Wonder Woman I won’t be your Wonder Woman
3.
The moment has arrived We’re getting ready To leave it all behind We’re moving away from Earth My heart is breaking Will I ever see you again? I wonder if everything will be all right ‘Cause I can not forget, they let us down We’re setting controls to move Towards the unknown Approaching the speed of light Exoplanets and binary stars we don’t know what awaits Will these worlds resemble our’s? Will we know where to start? I wonder if everything will be all right ‘Cause I can not forget, they let us down What ever was perhaps never will be again Now it’s all up to us to save mankind I wonder if everything will be all right ‘Cause I can not forget, they let us down What ever was perhaps never will be again Now it’s all up to us to save mankind  
4.
We are on our way to build a better world my love and I wish we didn’t have to but there’s nothing left for us now We’re getting ready to leave the solar system We’ll commence a gravitational slingshot Come on let’s give it all we’ve got Here we go, we are surfing the rings of Saturn No one knows if we’ll make the turn or if we’ll crash and Burn, break up like Cassini The point of no return We need to keep a firm hand on all our controls All of a sudden everything starts shaking violently We are being pulled into his sphere and as we approach he shows us his aurora Is this our last goodbye? We will only get one try Here we go, we are surfing the rings of Saturn No one knows if we’ll make the turn or if we’ll crash and Burn, break up like Cassini The point of no return We need to keep a firm hand on all our controls Here we go, we are surfing the rings of Saturn No one knows if we’ll make the turn or if we’ll crash and Burn, break up like Cassini The point of no return We need to keep a firm hand on all our controls
5.
Heliopause 03:30
6.
The universe could not save us from ourselves so we set out as the few that were willing to evolve instead of being infants crying in a deep dark forest We make our through the great silence when universe should be filled with a choir of cosmic voices. Surely they have heard us But no one is coming Isolation as we sail into the void Silence and darkness What if we’re alone? What if there’s nothing out there for us? A dead end, what if we are the last few of our kind? No one can come for us now We are on our own Maybe the aliens keep quiet Maybe they don’t want to be found so they are in hiding Maybe they have seen how we annihilate ourselves Life may be rare in the universe It may be too fragile to survive for long but somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be found Isolation as we sail into the void Silence and darkness What if we’re alone? What if there’s nothing out there for us? A dead end, what if we are the last few of our kind? No one can come for us now We are on our own
7.
New Star 04:56
We’ve traveled for so long that I’ve stopped counting the days I miss the grass, fresh air, the sunbeams on my face But most of all I miss the ocean Gliding silently through interstellar space The course is already laid, the hyperdrive engaged Far ahead a brave new world awaits us And because of all this we can never go back home again All the lies the deceit, all our memories stained by their betrayal And as we’re passing comets and watching nebulas from a far We are steadily steering humanity towards what will be our new star Today I woke up to an empty bed You’d already gone to work to earn your daily bread (To) play your part in this human endeavor There are no days or nights aboard this vessel So we just keep calm and carry on, my love With the hope of finding something better So now we will try to pick up all the pieces the ruins they left behind them, baby And because of all this we can never go back home again All the lies the deceit, all our memories stained by their betrayal And as we’re passing comets and watching nebulas from a far We are steadily steering humanity towards what will be our new star 
8.
Kepler 452b 03:11
We set sails so long ago A journey across the stars to get to here Oh, it’s been years (We’ve) prepared for this all our lives To boldly go where no one’s gone before We were born ready As we approach the Goldilocks zone I can feel the tension in my bones Switching the main engines off Initiating the braking sequence now We’re slowing down We’re passing strange new worlds as we’re nearing what will be the first off-world colony Now we approach the Goldilocks zone I can feel the tension in my bones Don’t let us down We’ve traveled for so long In search of a new place to call home A giant leap for mankind We come in peace to Kepler 452b We’ve been through thick and thin and I’m so happy to have you by my side You’re the apple of my eye I don’t know what we’ll find But I know that everything will be all right ‘cause we’re here together Now we approach the Goldilocks zone I can feel the tension in my bones Don’t let us down We’ve traveled for so long In search of a new place to call home A giant leap for mankind We come in peace to Kepler 452b
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- Commencing final approach - Altitude 50 000 feet - 40 000 - 30 000 - 20 000 - Breaking through the clouds now - This is incredible! - I can see lush green forests - Rolling hills - A vast ocean! - This looks just like home! - Like Earth!! - We’re home! We are the ones who made it out alive We had our future taken away by greed, and hunger for power and wealth We’re carrying the fire, we’re the children We are the last generation, but the first to start building better worlds We’re the salt of the earth Salt of the earth

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It doesn't stop. NRW is proud to present something very special for your ears. Beautiful soft synths with vast and dynamic chords make "Fermi Paradox" an instant definitive Retrowave album. A must listen to for all synth lovers.

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released April 21, 2023

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Fermi Paradox was recorded at The Secret Chord HQ.
All songs written by Joakim Paulsson except Wonder Woman, written by Oscillian.
Produced and mixed by Joakim Paulsson.
Mastered by Lars Söderberg
Artwork by Cevenova.
The Secret Chord are Joakim Paulsson and Ida Trosell.


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