Dyson Sphere I: Mining the Oort Cloud
Alkaloid Lyrics


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Meagre pickings in the Kuiper Belt
But for the guardian on the cliff
In her pelt comets melt
And moons burst, but only if

Her 13 brothers didn't get them first
Out here, the dark hides more than gases
Beyond Nemesis we celebrate
Quite a few more Jovian masses

The Oort cloud is demonic
Giants crawl, robots trawl
The Swarm went transplutonic
All is spun towards the sun

The Oort cloud is fantastic
Tyche fell out of hell
Times are dire, and measures drastic
Gotta mash her before the crash

They broke the lightyear barrier
From the debris they spawn
Navigation on radiation
Ages at .c have dawned

The myriads that sweep the fringes
Conjoined they haul and hurl
and hug and tug, so thinnest fog
Becomes the oceans of the world

The Oort cloud is demonic
Thrusters heave, spiders weave
The Swarm went isotonic
Interlace Hilbert space





The Oort cloud is surrounded!
Higgs Fields retch, tendrils stretch
Absorb what once abounded
Move as one towards the sun

They are now the Oort Swarm
Dyson Cloud
Oort Swarm
Dyson Cloud
Just a matter of time now
Just a time now of matter

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Alkaloid's "Dyson Sphere I: Mining the Oort Cloud" discuss humanity's attempt to mine the Oort cloud, a hypothetical cloud of icy objects that surrounds our solar system. The song depicts a dangerous and fantastical world where giants and robots crawl and transplutonic swarms move towards the sun. The singer acknowledges that they have already reached the Kuiper Belt, but have found only meagre pickings. Meanwhile, the guardian on the cliff protects the comets and moons from her thirteen brothers.


The lyrics offer a surreal vision of space exploration, where the dangers are balanced by the promise of riches. The song also references other astronomical concepts like the Nemesis star and Tyche, the hypothetical ninth planet in the solar system. The chorus repeats the idea that the Oort cloud is demonic and fantastic, but still worth exploring despite its dangers. The overall message is one of exploration and the human drive to conquer the unknown, not just on Earth but in the universe beyond.


Overall, the lyrics to "Dyson Sphere I: Mining the Oort Cloud" are a vivid depiction of space exploration and the promise and danger that lurks in the unknown. It speaks to the human drive to explore and conquer, but also acknowledges the risks that come with that exploration.


Line by Line Meaning

Meagre pickings in the Kuiper Belt
There are not many valuable resources in the Kuiper Belt


But for the guardian on the cliff
However, there is a protector watching over the area


In her pelt comets melt
The guardian is so powerful that comets melt in her presence


And moons burst, but only if
Even moons can blow up if they come too close to the guardian, but only if


Her 13 brothers didn't get them first
The moons can be taken by the guardian's brothers before they explode


Out here, the dark hides more than gases
The darkness of space holds more secrets than just gases


Beyond Nemesis we celebrate
Beyond our rivals, we party


Quite a few more Jovian masses
There are many more massive planets out there


The Oort cloud is demonic
The Oort cloud is a dangerous place


Giants crawl, robots trawl
Large beings move slowly while robots search for resources


The Swarm went transplutonic
The group of beings known as the Swarm ventured beyond Pluto


All is spun towards the sun
Everything in space moves towards the sun


The Oort cloud is fantastic
The Oort cloud is amazing


Tyche fell out of hell
The planet Tyche is so far out that it is considered hellish


Times are dire, and measures drastic
The situation is critical and requires extreme action


Gotta mash her before the crash
We need to destroy something before it crashes into us


They broke the lightyear barrier
They surpassed the speed of light


From the debris they spawn
New things are created from the space debris


Navigation on radiation
We use radiation to guide us


Ages at .c have dawned
A new age of traveling at the speed of light has begun


The myriads that sweep the fringes
The many beings that surround the edges


Conjoined they haul and hurl
Together, they move and throw things


and hug and tug, so thinnest fog
They cling to things so tightly that even thin fog becomes an ocean to them


Becomes the oceans of the world
They are capable of turning even thin fog into oceans


The Oort cloud is demonic
The Oort cloud is still a dangerous place


Thrusters heave, spiders weave
Engines work hard while robots work meticulously


The Swarm went isotonic
The Swarm traveled at high speeds


Interlace Hilbert space
They maneuver through complex space


The Oort cloud is surrounded!
They have completely surrounded the Oort cloud


Higgs Fields retch, tendrils stretch
They are manipulating the laws of physics to their advantage


Absorb what once abounded
They harvest everything in sight


Move as one towards the sun
They all move in unison towards the sun


They are now the Oort Swarm
They have claimed the Oort cloud as their own


Dyson Cloud
They are creating a Dyson cloud around the sun, harnessing its power


Oort Swarm
They are still known as the Oort Swarm


Just a matter of time now
It is only a matter of time before they become unstoppable


Just a time now of matter
Their time is now, and there is no stopping them




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