Nova Solis
Morgan Lyrics

Floating is a feeling, that can never be described,
There is a feeling of weightlessness that can never be fully explained or articulated.

Goodbye April morning, goodbye lady, goodbye.
Farewell to the morning, a lady and everything associated with Earth since the singer is leaving.

I am just a gypsy, and my home is in the sky.
The singer is a wanderer in space and finds home amongst the stars up high.

Atoms are my horses, and floating is my life.
The artist compares the movement of atoms to that of horses and expresses that floating is their way of life.

Goodbye to the morning, and goodbye to the day.
Farewell to the beginning and end of Earth's cycle of day and night before leaving.

Farewell to the sunshine, because I'm leaving anyway.
Saying goodbye to the sun, the source of all light before departing.

There is a thunder bursting in the dawn
The beginning of something new is exciting and momentous.

from the throat of a shining silver thorn.
The intensity of the moment is compared to the sharpness of a silver thorn.

...as I jump into the sky,
The artist is taking off in their spacecraft.

screaming out my last goodbye...
The artist bids a final farewell to the place they're leaving.

I might be at a table, and suddenly I'll catch
The singer is reminiscing about past memories and how certain things prompt recollection.

a fleeting vision of her crystal seas.
The artist recalls Earth's clear oceanic waters.

Or I might be standing in a crowded dockyard far away,
The singer could also be in a busy dock in space.

underneath a sun I've never seen.
The singer is looking at a foreign star they don't recognize in space.

For I have seen many worlds, for what it's worth;
The singer has seen many different planets.

will I ever, see again, the planet Earth?
The artist wonders if they'll ever see Earth again.

I might be chasing waves of light, out towards the rim,
The artist could be going towards the perimeter of known space.

where stars are spars and the cold of space seeps in.
The area beyond known space is described as cold and less populated.

Or I might be in a bar-room drinking methylated gin,
The singer could be enjoying a drink in a space bar.

and thinking of the places I have been.
The artist reminisces about the other planets they've visited.

Cast adrift amongst the stars I float from sun to sun,
The artist is in a spaceship, traveling from one star system to another.

dreaming of the world that gave me birth.
The artist dreams of Earth, their place of origin.

All the places I have seen remind me there is none
The other worlds the singer has seen cannot compare to Earth.

to match the cool green rolling hills of Earth.
The beauty of Earth is described through the image of green hills.

May I remember, when I have travelled on:
The singer hopes to hold onto some memories as they continue their journey.

the Earth's a cinder, swallowed by the sun.
The singer believes Earth has been destroyed by the sun.

There is no meaning, nor can there be;
The singer believes there is no inherent meaning to life.

just an ember, burning in the night, on a velvet sea.
Life is a fleeting ember amongst the backdrop of the vast, dark universe.

I didn't guess the implications when I saw the light.
The artist did not fully comprehend the consequences of exploring space.

Then I saw the desolation, burning, burning bright.
The singer has witnessed the destruction of planets.

May I remember, by what I still have left;
The singer hopes to remember what remains of their past.

a bag of earth dust, hanging at my chest.
The artist carries a bag of dust from Earth as a reminder of home.

There is no memory that I would sell
Nothing from the artist's past is worth giving up.

that is worth the half of all that's left.
The little memories that remain are valuable to the artist.

Of Earth's blackened shell...
The singer mourns the loss of Earth.

Theme
An instrumental track without lyrics, functioning as a bookend to the overall piece.