Giant, awesome planet
Made of no rock, no water, just gas
Pulling everything in reach towards it
With so much force some end up crushed

We cannot go near you
For fear of being pulled into you and dying
Maybe you just want someone to talk to
Lonely planet in the sky

Humans are so fragile, aren’t they?
You can’t even let one get close to you without breaking them
Lonely planet, forever lonely, forever apart

Red planet up in the sky
Someone looked at you and thought of blood
That's how you gained this name

Why did they think of blood?
And not of apples, freshly picked
Or a rose, beautifully delicate
But even an apple has pips
And even a rose has thorns
So maybe, either way, your name would have held pain

Violence has haunted us for generations and generations
I guess, Mars, what you represent has become the only constant in human life
A terrible constant
But reliable nonetheless
Humans seek constants
Maybe that is why you were named Mars

Mother, mother you kept us safe
You nurtured us and helped us survive
You gave up yourself to help us
And watched as we destroyed all you gave

You would never see us hurt, mother
You still keep us safe even now
Even though you breathe through poisoned lungs
And your heart beats war cries

You still care for us
How is that so?
Can you teach us to care for you this way
And for each other?

Poison
You are flooded with poison
Some claim so is your namesake
The goddess of love

It is ironic, don’t you think?
That a planet we can never walk on
Without suits and equipment and protection
Is named after love
Venus, you don’t love us humans, do you?

And as the poison fills your air
I wonder, oh Venus, if you even know it hurts us
Maybe you just tried to create an environment that humans could live in
After all, we are not all that pretty ourselves

Oh warm planet, can you tell me?
What it feels like to be burning all the time
What it feels like to be closer to the big light in the sky than we will ever be
What it feels like

Oh small planet, do you like it?
The light must be so bright where you are
The heat so scorching
The days so short

Oh mercury, do you know why you were named?
After the god of messengers
And of thieves
What did you steal to earn that name, small planet?
What could you have possibly taken from us?

The moon is rising red tonight
The sun is setting golden
All I need do is turn my head
To see the moon rise, to see the sun fall

The sun so brilliantly bright
The moon is so dark compared to the sun
Tonight, though it shines blood red
It still cannot compete with the sun's light

Of course the moon cannot compete
It’s light’s a mere reflection of the sun
And soon, I know, this light shall leave
The earth, us, will block the moon’s light

And our light is also but a reflection

Crackling bolts of light pierce the sky
The sound of shaking thunder rocks the earth
A storm of vengeful gods live up on high
Their thunderbolts determining our worth

The sound of shaking thunder rocks the earth
The fearful children try desperately to hide
Their thunderbolts determining our worth
We’re powerless to whatever they decide

The fearful children try desperately to hide
The gods above care not for our concern
We’re powerless to whatever they decide
On a whim this whole world they could burn

The gods above care not for our concern
A storm of vengeful gods live up on high!
On a whim this whole world they could burn
Crackling bolts of light pierce the sky