[Verse 1]
Level twenty-three — moving forward
Eight of them becoming the work
SOLARA said: where is The Swan
(silence)
She said: he is always behind us
(more silence)
She said: he is not behind us
(the crew turned around)(slowly)
(The Swan was not there)(at all)(in any direction)
[Pre-Chorus]
The Hero said: when did we last see him
The Hunter said: (thinking) two levels ago
The Hero said: TWO LEVELS AGO
The Hunter said: he was dancing
The Hero said: HE IS ALWAYS DANCING
HOW WERE WE SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHEN THE DANCING STOPPED
[Chorus]
Gravity pulled him under
Something came from the dark
Gravity, we won’t leave him
Every one of us, every part
We go back, we go forward
We tear through every wall
Nobody gets left behind
Nobody falls
Gravity won’t keep him
Not from us, not today
Gravity pulled him under —
We are pulling him back all the way
[Verse 2]
The Laborer stopped
He said: I know this one
(what do you mean)(you know who took him)
He said: I know the nest — I know the pattern
He said: we need the orb
(the what)(what orb)(ALDRIC)
Aldric looked up from his notes
(he had been taking notes)(during the emergency)(naturally)
He said: Oh (yes)
He said: I have an orb that takes us anywhere we have been before
(the crew looked at him)
He said: I meant to mention it
The Hero said: WHEN WOULD IT NOT COME UP
Aldric said: it came up now
The Hunter said: (very quietly) give us the orb Aldric
(he gave them the orb)(immediately)
[Bridge — Draco’s nest]
The nest was enormous (of course it was)
The Laborer walked in first (without hesitating)
(he has done this before)(in a different life)(with the same certainty)
And in the center of everything enormous and dark
The Swan was dancing
(he was fine)(completely fine)(he had been dancing)(the whole time)
He saw them
He said: oh good you found me
He said: I think I improved my five thousand bounty
He said: did you see that last turn
The Laborer looked at him for a long time
He said: let’s go (The Swan went)(still moving his feet a little)(just a little)
[Verse 3 — the note]
Among Draco’s things — a piece of paper
Castor picked it up — read it — passed it to SOLARA
(what does it say)
She said: it is from Asala
(the higher state)(from another fold)
She said: it says:
Keep them from reaching twenty-four
(the crew went quiet)(even The Hero)(even The Swan)(especially The Swan)
[Final Chorus]
Gravity pulled him under
Something came from the dark
Gravity, we won’t leave him
Every one of us, every part
Nobody gets left behind
Nobody falls
Gravity pulled us backwards
Gravity wrote a note
Gravity wants us to stop here —
Twenty-four is exactly where we go