Story Overview[]
The humans look out the window of their ship to see this new planet it found. They have survived their century-long journey in space. They're overcome with hope and a new outlook on the future. They will start fresh; Earth will be forgotten.
Story Details[]
We are the children of Hyperion
Children of Hyperion, or, children of the sky[1]. The name for the people who will be born and live on the ship while Acheron is being terraformed.
Lyrics[]
Arise, feeble relics of old earth Those reborn upon the shoulders of gods We are the children of Hyperion Ashes of old earth A century draped in black A bloodline stained by tyrants and man oh, how feeble and cruel are hopes and dreams to begin again We are the children of Hyperion Fragments scattered beyond the sun See this world Free of man How does it feel to abandon the dead? A world left to rot The world that we lost Earth, betrayed by us all We sailed upon endless waves And set our eyes upon distant horizons The ashes of old earth Someday, will be forgotten Dissent, within every breath Fear guiding every step Her eyes behold a world never seen before A gem found in a sea of coal Her body, reflecting the light Cast by the distant horizon Remember child As our generation dies The essence of life Came from the Sky We are the children of Hyperion Fragments scattered beyond the sun See this world Free of man How does it feel to abandon the dead A world left to rot The world that we lost Earth, betrayed by us all We sailed upon endless waves And set our eyes upon distant horizons The ashes of old earth Someday, will be forgotten See this world Free of man How does it feel to abandon the dead A world left to rot The world that we lost Earth, betrayed by us all We sailed upon endless waves And set our eyes upon distant horizons The ashes of old earth Someday, will be forgotten X2
- ↑ "a new generation of people are born on the ship – children of hyperion aka children of the sky" - 2016 Interview with Joe