We've Gotta Start A Fire
(tune: We Didn't Start the Fire, by Billy Joel - but I've added an extra verse)
Commonwealth standing tall, answer a distress call
Nietzscheans sneak attack, stuck in a black hole
Pulled out by privateers, seems I've lost 300 years
Commonwealth Restoration, that'll be my goal
Nightsider Gerentex, mercenaries on the decks
Forcelance, airlocks, bid 'em all adieu
Beka and her enigeer, purple girl, Magog and Tyr
Nothing like what I had, but I've got a new crew
We've gotta start a fire
Gotta make some light
To drive back the night
We've gotta start a fire
Some will try to fight it
But we've gotta light it
Guard Station resupply, history has gone awry
Dyhedra "noble bombed", Rommie's got a bod
Restorians want a fight, gotta use all our might
Victory requires me to unify my squad
Orca Pride fighting Than, Tyr is still a Nietzschean
Stay with Dylan, join his kin? Pick the one that's gonna win
Slipstream misled, find ourselves at Witchhead
Odds are wrong, do we belong? Decision Dylan dreads
We've gotta start a fire
Gotta make some light
To drive back the night
We've gotta start a fire
Some will try to fight it
But we've gotta light it
Beka's brother comes on board, FTA or Restor?
Wayists, nanobots, Rafe has many plots
Perseids, black hole, Sara's on the console
Teleporters, lost the girl, Commonwealth's first world
Arazia, offer fails, Dylan, Rommie go to jail
Trance's guess brings the crew flying to the rescue
Formal wear, assassination, Tyr faces accusation
Clue in presidential song, keep him from confessing wrong
We've gotta start a fire
Gotta make some light
To drive back the night
We've gotta start a fire
Some will try to fight it
But we've gotta light it
Uncle Sid needs a hand, but he is a rich man
Nanobots in the hair, Beka bluffs 'em outta there
Golden ship, Flying Dutch, crew alive? Not as such
Wagner's what you hear, Rommie sheds a tear
Tyr's lost his memory, Drago-Katsov enemy
Drago's bones, got 'em back, Pride of the Kodiak
Information overload, bounty hunter wants the code
Phaseshifting, PSP, Enigmatic enemy
We've gotta start a fire
Gotta make some light
To drive back the night
We've gotta start a fire
Some will try to fight it
But we've gotta light it
April, March and May on Mobius to save the day
Regret for the way it went, New Commonwealth has good intent
Spare parts come aboard, serve robotic overlord
Rescued from the blast by Consensus Outcast
Ger'ntex'll retire he wants Hasturi's diary
Trance can do it, 'cause she's cute, grab Harper and the book and scoot
Blake has shown them The Way, got genetic memory
Slavers just won't go away, Tiamagog save the day
We've gotta start a fire
Gotta make some light
To drive back the night
We've gotta start a fire
Some will try to fight it
But we've gotta light it
Sabra-Jaguar honeymoon gonna be a big boom
Dylan invites CuChulainn, Elssbett's wedding plans change
Ship shot by Restors, pickup lone survivor
She thinks he's got it all, but Rommie's angel has to fall
Beka'll get Dylan home, following Hasturi's tome
Flash-fried, freeze-dried makes for a bumpy ride
Backup from Magog War, Rommie's lost a crew before
Magog on Tyr and Harper chew – I can't wait for Season Two!
We've gotta start a fire
Gotta make some light
To drive back the night
We've gotta start a fire
Some will try to fight it
But we've gotta light it
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