The New Blip

from Brick By Brick by Jon Brændsgaard Toft

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The New Blip was written on February 3rd. I wanted to make a song in 9/8, and once I got the rhythm and general form down, this little space tale pretty much wrote itself!

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I can remember a dream that I had
Back in november, I must have been mad.
I flew a starship, moving away,
I saw a new blip on the display.
I thought that I was here all alone,
Flying the rocket all on my own.
And yet I got to see a mysterious ship
Following me...

I tried to speed up to see if I could
Leave him behind me, take note if he would
Accelerate and follow me through
A nearby nebula, what would he do?
The ship kept up the pace and followed along.
It was now a race, I said ”bring it on.”
The radio lit up, I couldn’t believe
He was talking to me...

I don’t speak alien, now here’s a surprise,
I lost my patience, I’m done playing nice.
I flip the ship and decelerate,
He flies on past me, I’m not gonna wait.
I’m not a diplomat, I shouldn’t be here.
I’m not trained for that, this could get severe,
I turn the engine off and drift in the void,
Just sligntly annoyed...

The alien spaceship went dark as well,
Gone was the green blip, I thought ”oh Hell.”
What was he doing? What was his plan?
Where was he going? I tried to scan.
Then suddenly I saw a hundred or more
Of these alien machines on my monitor screens.
They had me in their sight, I knew that this might
Be the end of me...

Then my eyes opened, I was covered in sweat.
I closed my eyes again, tried to reboot my head.
I found my space suit and slipped it on
I opened up the hatch and stepped out on the ground.
I looked at Mother Earth up there in the sky.
The sun was almost up, shining into my eye,
And on the red and rusty dust lifting up from the crust
of the Martian soil...

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from Brick By Brick, released May 1, 2023

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Jon Brændsgaard Toft Aarhus, Denmark

Born in 1986, Jon Brændsgaard Toft is primarily a drummer with a passion for odd time signatures, but he plays other instruments as well. Thanks a lot for stepping by!

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