Letra de First Landing On Medusa

Full Waking took us days to realise Adjusting to the newness of our eyes We stayed inside, performing simple tasks Hardly speaking, faces set like masks Until the time came round for us to set The first feet on this world, to get our samples, and erect the instruments A barren planet, but to all intents Another Eden opening its gates For this chosen few who'd outslept their fates Anonymous, identical in our suits We entered the airlock. My weighted boots would be the first to touch this unknown stone I led some distance, then, I felt alone So I turned and saw, that the others were standing still, I radio'd to make them stir but got no answer. So I waved my arm But they still stood as though a stoning charm had taken hold. I made my slow way back And found each man had frozen in his track I hammered my gloved fist on visor-plate And pulled at pressure-padded arms. A state of utter trance had overtaken all my men My mouth felt dry, my fingers stiff, and then.....