John Boswell - The Case For Mars Songtexte

Mars is the next logical step
In our space program
It's the challenge that's been staring us in the face
For the past 30 years

It has water, it has carbon,
It has a 24 hour day
It has geothermal energy
Mars is a place we can settle


There is a giant rift in its surface
5,000 kilometers long
There is a volcano as wide as Arizona


So there's the choice in life
One either grows or one decays
Grow or die
I think we should grow


Mars is a world of wonders


It has canyons, river valleys,
and giant ice sheets


Mars is a world of wonders


It shouldn't be humans to Mars in 50 years
It should be humans to Mars in 10

We either muster the courage to go
Or we risk the possibility of stagnation and decay

We've got cosmic radiation
Zero gravity
Martian dust storms
Back contamination

But these are dragons that we can take on


In our time we have sifted
The sands of Mars
Established a presence there
And fulfilled a century of dreams


The Mars rovers have really
Captured our imaginations
They genuinely are explorers
In the old-fashioned sense


If you put out a call
For volunteers for the first crew to Mars
They'd be lined up coast to coast

(refrain)


Mars is a dry frozen version of our home
Covered in red dust and sand


At one time
In the ancient past
Mars was very similar
To the conditions of early earth


There will always be people with new ideas
On how humans should live together


We now have "eyes" and "ears" on the surface


What's left after you go is
The good you've left behind
You have to believe in hope
You have to believe in the future

There are more and more people coming around to the point of view that
A positive future for humanity requires human expansion to space

(refrain)

We're at a crossroads today
We either muster the courage to go
Or we risk the possibility of stagnation and decay