Babylon Is Fallen

copyright © Edward L. Stauff 2003

To the tune of "Babylon Is Fallen", a Sacred Harp tune.
Music in 4 parts is available in The Scarèd Harp.

1.
Out in Epsilon Eridani,
       Twenty-five light years from earth,
there in neutral territory
       project Babylon had its birth,
but this station died a-borning
       when her infrastructure tore.
Babylon is fallen, is fallen, is fallen,
       Babylon is fallen to rise once more.

2.
Starting over, crews began to
       build a second station there.
Saboteurs with high explosives
       damaged her beyond repair.
Work began on station three, but
       just like station two before,
Babylon is fallen, is fallen, is fallen,
       Babylon is fallen to rise once more.

3.
Next attempt completed mankind's
       greatest structure built to date.
One day after she was done, she
       suffered a mysterious fate:
Disappeared into the vacuum,
       thus departed number four.
Babylon is fallen, is fallen, is fallen,
       Babylon is fallen to rise once more.

4.
Eight long years since project started,
       B-5 was at last unveiled.
After only three short years, our
       last best hope for peace has failed.
Though we leave the Earth Alliance,
       fate has greater things in store.
Babylon is fallen, is fallen, is fallen,
       Babylon is fallen to rise once more.