The Contortionist
Album • 2010
Bridge to analyst; access the secondary plasmic data holds Now viewing all current planetary bodies Move to constrain your results to newest sentient life Scan the surface Bring up vitals Local life Thrived Much quicker than anticipated (We are pleased) Focus shifted Save the organism through implied relocation Inferior understanding limits options And adaptation will be necessary For the specimen to survive (You have been defined) As we map out this universe, all that can be seen (You have been defined) Is an ocean of emptiness This is primal directive (You have been defined) This is primal directive (You) This is primal directive Now we execute standard protocol As these cycles are nearing completion Initiate solar cleansing Move on Time never waited on its occupants Live on By any means and every technology You have been defined You have been defined You have been defined You have been defined
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 21, 2026
The rebirth of intelligent life Will restore this planet's cosmic status As the surface draws into focus Every variance and nuance realized The simple birth Time is moving forward Elapse Evolve Expand Adapt Adaptation runs parallel with surviving global conflict Sustained permanence Proves imperfect existence Integrated Balance is reached between the parent stars Endless motion Endless motion Now the experience is long gone We won't forget its entrancing stare As long as we Recall its grip Stellar forces are keeping us alive
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 21, 2026
The system is now Free Witness our obsolescence End sparks of life A new species can never fathom How quickly it will be extinct This system is now free from error This system revokes our viral form Silence becomes our primary language Infernal wave, undulate us home This system is now free from error This system is now free from error Removed from the Earth like a scourge With a delicate and yet powerful hand Removed from the Earth like a scourge With a delicate hand Removed from The Earth Idle boundaries allow admission to pull this world apart From the inside Idle boundaries allow admission to pull this world apart From the inside Equilibrium has been disturbed And the surface must collapse Compacted star, the only destination Unavoidable paradigm The radiant sun engraves its name Unavoidable paradigm The radiant sun engraves its name Engraves its name The radiant sun engraves its name Unavoidable paradigm
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 21, 2026
OBSERVER/ORANGISM For solutions, look to the sky Coincide with constellations I stand correct Time stands exact Your time of departure has arrived Initiate the birth Introvert this dimension Conception, use this apparatus Creator, you are all-knowing I beg you, show me your vision My creation, stare into space Decipher your reality For solutions, look to the sky Coincide with constellations Consummation has begun and I am your guide Together we unlock the secrets of the stars Your signal is fading You are... You are...
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 21, 2026
Now the inaugural exchange is done We cannot see past the solar shroud Escape Escape Escape Escape Calculating all viable routes This terrestrial rock will be consumed Deafening static is haunting me The blackness is beckoning Count... ...less samples of... Our world will be jettisoned Into every direction That we have known of Our satellites have painted the sky With their ionic glass brushes The cryotubes will store our youth Desperation Has set in And all we can do is run Run... Feeling so alone, we set out to find other life The transport will be Outfitted for a journey spanning Future generations...
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 21, 2026
We have fabricated this ship to continue our legacy At the entrance the inscription reads: "We will not end" We will not end The continuation of our species is riding on this one mission to another space Descendants of this planetary trip will never forget Storing the history books aboard this ship We ensure the memory The memory They will feed on the images we create They will feed on the images we create And will survive by our... Deeds As we wait for the architects to build our savior Preparations have begun and time is short The vessel is now complete It holds all the hopes and dreams of those who wish for more What will we see when we get there? Can we tell the two worlds apart?
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 21, 2026
A warning to conducting officers of the machine You are most exposed to the diatomic focused-gravity Stray cosmic rays Are threatening our Generational biosphere Celestial missiles envelop Nearby space climate zones In the void Prolonged exposure to trace amounts Of dark matter produces an exponential decomposition
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 21, 2026
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We are among the stars Who are the operators of this boundless array? The expedition takes us home Systems realign Speculation based on Calculated reason leads me to believe We are not alone We are not alone Seeded by a greater race We only hope to find the answers Now embedded into the fabric of minds Are we moving forward? Guided by the lift of progress Imperfect perfections allow existence Imperfect perfections Imperfect perfections allow existence Imperfect perfections allow existence
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 21, 2026
We long to feel our bodies outside centrifugal conditions An orderly solar system will outlast this guiding center system An orderly solar system will outlast this guiding center system As we leave our galaxy, every certainty abandoned The referential laws of man are lost, nothing is relative Cold and empty space Surrounds and swells Time is moving at invariable speeds And our instruments are useless Oscillating obsession, beautiful apparatus These cycles put my mind at ease Bodies cannot sustain what this was built for The body cannot sustain what this was built for We worship oscillation, no other way
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 21, 2026
The microcosm is in exhibition Terrestrial shaped into a magnificent realm Our colonial settlements are threatened by the sky The circling disk of ice Watches quietly From a distance Refracting nebulaic dust Has pierced the outer shell A blooming world is being ripped apart Planetary-wide scorching From the focused light This extra-solar vessel Orbiting the cluster Ejects the sample pods Of the Eden Passengers As for us We must migrate This exoplanet has failed
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 21, 2026
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