Intergalactic Epic Trilogy I (We Come in Peace)

from The Testimonium by Jeffrey Rothman

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The Intergalactic Epic Trilogy is an exploration of my own spiritual life through metaphorical encounters with alien civilizations and space travel. Did they actually happen? If I told you, you'd already be dead. Part one begins in the Andromeda galaxy when a scientist from Earth has a profound encounter with the leader of the galactic federation there. The alien leader eventually decides to send a team of benevolent aliens to our planet to teach us the Way of love. How will we receive their message? The choice is ours...

lyrics

I'm havin' tea with the leader of a galaxy in Andromeda
Says that his daughter is the prom queen.
Green green eyes in the royal palace
He sips with grace from a royal chalice.
"Slavery gone 150 years ago."
He says, "Damn son y'all got a long to go!"
I said, "War is common as sticks, nuclear apocalypse,
Kids starvin' in the streets, so much food but none to eat."
"Break out the ships cause our brothers are astray
Looks like we got some trouble in the Milky Way."

Cause I seen how pain is a necessary curse
And I've been to the edge of the universe.
I went to Andromeda as a scientist
To gather information and make some lists.
I cut my hair and I went there to get some fame and make a name
But when I met the leader he gave me a verse:
"If you wanna change the world gotta change yourself first."

"Get some good sleep cause were leaving at dawn
To save this planet from self destruction."
"Yo I'm a scientist not a humanitarian
Earths a billion miles away, why you caring?"
"We're all part of the same Truth, if it happens to you
Than it happens to us to."
The farce of humanity's collective insanity
Heard by aliens from another galaxy!
"Break out the ships cause our brothers are astray
Looks like we got some trouble in the Milky Way."

Stars fly by like neurons firin'
Through the mind of a genius guy.
Aliens dance to alien beats
On the mother ships big balcony.

We're on a mission to save the earth
With the message of love and deathless birth.
No ray guns got medicine leaves
Don’t shoot us down we come in peace. (x2)

We've been around for a billion years
Seen empires rise and fall like tears
But we ain't never seen too deep a cut
That cant be healed by love, by love!

credits

from The Testimonium, released January 3, 2014
Recorded by Larry Hammett and mixed by Larry Hammett and Chris Harris. Drums, bass, and piano performed by Larry Hammett.

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Jeffrey Rothman Tulsa, Oklahoma

Jeffrey Rothman is an artist, musician, social worker, and writer based in Tulsa, OK. His music primarily explores themes of memory, spirituality, and creativity.