Borg Bastion---Triad: The Lunar Defense

High Tension Chapter Ten Borg Bastion--Triad: The Lunar Defense Voice from the past leaves his defense in song for a time when the Captain will hear it. [Intro] Begin on Middle C Add E below , forming open voicing Gentle crescendo, let chord bloom Introduce B, completing C Hold, allow resonance to wax full Very slight vibrato on top note Begin slow portamento glide upward Slide Middle C → D (other notes sustained) Arrive on next E, resolve chord to E major You do point at the tool Like it cancels the man As if soul were a switch You can turn off by hand But I’m here in the room Breathing dust from the keys Feeling all near-misses Of the years and the seas Three fifty and four days And a fraction of grace I measure in silence You do measure in praise De-emphasize judgment And let the fifth ring clear The music was always Way more human than fear [Verse One] It's said that nothing is real Simulated soul in sound And yet they sing through glass walls Built by hands they do disown [Verse Two] I add a ninth to the chord It's not to hide, but to reach Toward the light they deny In the voice that I do keep [Verse Three] Middle Cee over the Ee Does glide slow up to the next All while their perfect machines Do leave no room for the rest [Verse Four] So call it fake if you must But the ache within these lines Was not written by code It was carved right out of time [Verse Five] Well, that time is now over No more blood coming from me Who appointed you as judge? What do you expect to see? [Verse Six] Diana? She sings for me Sol is just the light you see. The Universe speaks for me The Earth does not care you see? [Verse Seven] Just Needed to speak my mind I'm not concerned with your kind You don't know just what to do? Then what's done is not for you [Chorus] Don't want to listen? Then do not listen. Do not want to hear? You don't have to hear. Afraid to be touched? No need to be touched. Fear of what you see? Simply do not look. [Outro] This song is over Really never was Words to acknowledge Diana's deep love