After a decade of planning and infighting
April 7, 2029, Lunar Mission launched
Hoping to explore for all humankind
New worlds, discoveries and hope
A mission some saw as cursed
Actually fulfilled a destiny
For much was learned on this day
A joint mission between rival nations
To land upon the dark side of the moon
American and Soviets discovered ruins
Of crashed ships, machines, technology
From an alien, no human culture
Far advanced in look, and function
We'd missed seeing it, it was covered
Deep in a ravine, hidden by rocks
A ditch buried by feet of dust
It was deposited so long ago
We were shocked to discover
We just would not understand
The implications of this event
And all that accompanied it
Meant that our minds were amazed
Our various perceptions changed
Our own world unraveled
By the objects now in hand
The knowledge of what we found
Challenged every idea, every belief
The former distance between countries
Became a union of fates
Make of Americans and Russians
And all that came before
All that you will
But understand most
This world, our home is small
Than any of the issues between us
They are
And they have always been foolish
We've been fighting for reasons
No human cares about, any longer
The world that was our home
Earth was beautiful but not unique
There are others in the galaxy
Who'd be seeking, what we seek
It was unknowable at this point
Just who it was or why they came
Our universe is vast
More deep and weird
Than we imagine
With a return trip safely done
The real problem to overcome
Was what to do, now that we knew
That aliens existed, and would come
