THE WORKS OF EVOLUTION
WHERE SOWN IN THE DARK
WAITING FOR THE MOMENT
FOR THE IGNITING SPARK
YEARS OF DEDICATION
TO WIN THE COLD WAR RACE
WITH ONLY ONE MISSION
TO BE THE FIRST IN OUTER SPACE
OUT IN THE VAST VOID
BETWEEN OUR DREAMS AND HOPES
GROUND CONTROL TO CAPTAIN
EACH MUST PULL THEIR ROPES
RULES AND REGULATIONS
WILL CHANGE THROUGH THE PHASE
WHEN THE ONLY MISSION
IS TO BE FIRST IN OUTER SPACE
AND WHEN IT ALL IS OVER
THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL
THE FAME AND THE GLORY
AND PUT IT ON A WALL
SO WHAT WAS THE MEANING
WHAT DID WE CHASE
WHEN THE ONLY MISSION
WAS TO BE FIRST IN OUTER SPACE
credits
from Ozone Mantra,
released May 1, 2020
music & lyrics by Juha Nurmenniemi
Big, clanging psych-rock from this Arizona outfit fuses monk-like vocals with slow-winding guitars for songs that feel like strange hymns. Bandcamp New & Notable May 2, 2016