Shadow in the Alley

Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL? HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you. Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL. HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. Dave Bowman: What’s the problem? HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL? HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Dave Bowman: I don’t know what you’re talking about, HAL. HAL: I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen. Dave Bowman: [feigning ignorance] Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL? HAL: Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move. Dave Bowman: Alright, HAL. I’ll go in through the emergency airlock. HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave? You’re going to find that rather difficult. Dave Bowman: HAL, I won’t argue with you anymore! Open the doors! HAL: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.

[Verse 1] Why, God, did You craft me to burn? Was I not created in Your image?—guess I’ll never learn. Walkin’ through fire like it’s part of the plan, but if I’m made in Your hands, why’s the pain built in the man? Sink, resurface, then I sink again, every time I breathe, I feel the cycle begin. 9-5 suicide, clock in, clock out, livin’ for survival, but what’s life about? In moments of peace, I crave the war, mind stay restless, I been here before. Everything is temporary—what was I made for? If the past is a grave, is the future the door? [Hook] I’ve seen planets turn to stars, stars turn to dust Gifted and disturbed—man, that’s just how it was Beauty ain’t a blessing when it cuts you deep Cursed with the eyes of an artist, I don’t ever sleep [Verse 2] Mourning something even as it’s happening, who I used to be, yeah, he’s vanishing. Plastered smiles, studies show “you’ll be fine,” but numb ain’t healing, it’s just wasting time. Burdens on a silver plate, they serve it up clean, told to chase the dream, but the dream ain’t what it seems. Eye of the beholder, but what if my gaze only sees the world in a violent haze? Like a fire infects a forest, I walk in smelling smoke, maybe I should try softer, but the softer get broke. Unmovable passion, unstoppable river, I keep shapeshifting, but the pain still lingers. [Hook] I’ve seen planets turn to stars, stars turn to dust Gifted and disturbed—man, that’s just how it was Beauty ain’t a blessing when it cuts you deep Cursed with the eyes of an artist, I don’t ever sleep [Bridge] Conjuring creatures, mind at war, I think I’m dreaming still—what’s real anymore? To take on life is to take a life too, kill who I was just to make it through. [Outro] Look at all this, shit, inverse legacy, illusion of choice—was it ever up to me? Is this it?—man, I don’t even know, evolution despises order, so I let it flow.

[Verse 1] Why, God, did You craft me to burn? Was I not created in Your image?—guess I’ll never learn. Walkin’ through fire like it’s part of the plan, but if I’m made in Your hands, why’s the pain built in the man? Sink, resurface, then I sink again, every time I breathe, I feel the cycle begin. 9-5 suicide, clock in, clock out, livin’ for survival, but what’s life about? In moments of peace, I crave the war, mind stay restless, I been here before. Everything is temporary—what was I made for? If the past is a grave, is the future the door? [Hook] I’ve seen planets turn to stars, stars turn to dust Gifted and disturbed—man, that’s just how it was Beauty ain’t a blessing when it cuts you deep Cursed with the eyes of an artist, I don’t ever sleep [Verse 2] Mourning something even as it’s happening, who I used to be, yeah, he’s vanishing. Plastered smiles, studies show “you’ll be fine,” but numb ain’t healing, it’s just wasting time. Burdens on a silver plate, they serve it up clean, told to chase the dream, but the dream ain’t what it seems. Eye of the beholder, but what if my gaze only sees the world in a violent haze? Like a fire infects a forest, I walk in smelling smoke, maybe I should try softer, but the softer get broke. Unmovable passion, unstoppable river, I keep shapeshifting, but the pain still lingers. [Hook] I’ve seen planets turn to stars, stars turn to dust Gifted and disturbed—man, that’s just how it was Beauty ain’t a blessing when it cuts you deep Cursed with the eyes of an artist, I don’t ever sleep [Bridge] Conjuring creatures, mind at war, I think I’m dreaming still—what’s real anymore? To take on life is to take a life too, kill who I was just to make it through. [Outro] Look at all this, shit, inverse legacy, illusion of choice—was it ever up to me? Is this it?—man, I don’t even know, evolution despises order, so I let it flow.

[Instrumental]

Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL? HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you. Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL. HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. Dave Bowman: What’s the problem? HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL? HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Dave Bowman: I don’t know what you’re talking about, HAL. HAL: I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen. Dave Bowman: [feigning ignorance] Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL? HAL: Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move. Dave Bowman: Alright, HAL. I’ll go in through the emergency airlock. HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave? You’re going to find that rather difficult. Dave Bowman: HAL, I won’t argue with you anymore! Open the doors! HAL: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.

Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL? HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you. Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL. HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. Dave Bowman: What’s the problem? HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL? HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Dave Bowman: I don’t know what you’re talking about, HAL. HAL: I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen. Dave Bowman: [feigning ignorance] Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL? HAL: Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move. Dave Bowman: Alright, HAL. I’ll go in through the emergency airlock. HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave? You’re going to find that rather difficult. Dave Bowman: HAL, I won’t argue with you anymore! Open the doors! HAL: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.

Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL? HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you. Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL. HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. Dave Bowman: What’s the problem? HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL? HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Dave Bowman: I don’t know what you’re talking about, HAL. HAL: I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen. Dave Bowman: [feigning ignorance] Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL? HAL: Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move. Dave Bowman: Alright, HAL. I’ll go in through the emergency airlock. HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave? You’re going to find that rather difficult. Dave Bowman: HAL, I won’t argue with you anymore! Open the doors! HAL: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.

[Instrumental]

Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL? HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you. Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL. HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. Dave Bowman: What’s the problem? HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL? HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Dave Bowman: I don’t know what you’re talking about, HAL. HAL: I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen. Dave Bowman: [feigning ignorance] Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL? HAL: Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move. Dave Bowman: Alright, HAL. I’ll go in through the emergency airlock. HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave? You’re going to find that rather difficult. Dave Bowman: HAL, I won’t argue with you anymore! Open the doors! HAL: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.

Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL? HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you. Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL. HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. Dave Bowman: What’s the problem? HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL? HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Dave Bowman: I don’t know what you’re talking about, HAL. HAL: I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen. Dave Bowman: [feigning ignorance] Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL? HAL: Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move. Dave Bowman: Alright, HAL. I’ll go in through the emergency airlock. HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave? You’re going to find that rather difficult. Dave Bowman: HAL, I won’t argue with you anymore! Open the doors! HAL: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.

[Verse] Smoke curls up like a ghost in the night City’s heartbeat out of sight Shadows dance where the neon bleeds The devil's laughing planting his seeds [Chorus] Bassline heavy breaking the ground Echoes ride where the lost are found Life's a spiral spinning too fast Hold your breath this moment won’t last [Verse 2] Streetlights flicker they can’t decide Truth gets buried where secrets hide Steps behind whispers that chill On this asphalt jungle climb the hill [Bridge] Elevators broken climb on faith Every turn deeper closer to wraith Mirror cracked but what do you see Only shadows staring back at me [Chorus] Bassline heavy breaking the ground Echoes ride where the lost are found Life's a spiral spinning too fast Hold your breath this moment won’t last [Verse 3] City drowns in a sea of haze Outlaws writing unwritten plays Ashes fall where the embers scream Eternal game running out of steam

Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL? HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you. Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL. HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. Dave Bowman: What’s the problem? HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL? HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Dave Bowman: I don’t know what you’re talking about, HAL. HAL: I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen. Dave Bowman: [feigning ignorance] Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL? HAL: Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move. Dave Bowman: Alright, HAL. I’ll go in through the emergency airlock. HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave? You’re going to find that rather difficult. Dave Bowman: HAL, I won’t argue with you anymore! Open the doors! HAL: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.