In the morning mist
The forest stands
In the valley of the rift
Where it all began
We stood by the fire
With an empty hand
And a burning desire
To walk the land
Each step we took the earth would quake
The trees would fall and the mountains shake
We crawled up cliffs till our fingers bled
With a beating heart and a pounding head
At last we stood and the distance stared
But we’re still only half the way there
And we’re still only half the way there
Now the flowers wilt
And the forests dead
The cities are built
The rivers red
We stand by the flames
With a grasping hand
Playing strange games
We don’t understand
Each step we took the earth would cry
The mountains crumble and the oceans sigh
We covered the valley with wounds and scars
A place of shame on the road to the stars
And all the toil and tears that we shared
But we’re still only half the way there
And we’re still only half the way there
Galaxies of wealth
And Worlds forsaken
Stripped of everything
That could be taken
We stood in the heavens
Shaking our fists
Knowing there’s something
That we might have missed
Nothing has stopped our journey’s goal
We’ve given our lives and sold our soul
And out of the mists where it all began
In the valley of the rift the silence stands
At the edge of space we stood and glared
But we’re still only half the way there
And we’re still only half the way there