Hyperspatial Network
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billroperI started this song at Minicon, then finished it at FilkOntario:
Words and Music: Bill Roper
Copyright 2005
Hyperspatial Network
Through eighteen lost dimensions, I am searching for a line
For your node there in the network to draw a little closer to mine.
There are pathways and connections, there are highways and dead ends,
But I only need one roadway so we can be together again.
It’s a tangle of confusion, uniting where and when
As I’m listening for an echo from a lover and a friend.
I am lost and I am lonely, I am far and far away,
But if I just get lucky, I’ll be on your doorstep today.
(Chorus)
It’s the hyperspatial network, come on and take a spin
On the hyperspatial network, ‘cause you’ve got to play to win.
It’s a transportation system that no human understands
And it’s outgrown its creators in a way they never planned.
Yeah, everything’s connected, but the map has been misplaced.
It’s a leap for hope and glory when you leap through hyperspace.
But I know that you are out there and you’re waiting on the line,
And I’m ready for transmission and I’m praying we’ll be fine.
I am seeking a connection that will send me homeward bound,
But if I’m not arriving, you will know where I am found.
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
You can twist me, you can bend me, you can turn me inside out.
It’s the chance I might be home tonight that makes me want to shout.
There’s a pathway in the network – it’s a pathway I can find
Past the hyperspatial junction where you’re putting yourself on the line.
Through eighteen lost dimensions that Euclid never knew
I can find the shortest distance to bring me home to you.
I am transiting a network where the lines are never straight,
But I’m listening for your signal and you know I’m feeling great,
‘Caus you know I hear you callin’ and you know your call is strong.
So you keep hangin’ on there and you know I’ll be along.
(Chorus)
It’s the hyperspatial network, come on and take a spin
On the hyperspatial network, ‘cause I play this game to win.
Words and Music: Bill Roper
Copyright 2005
Hyperspatial Network
Through eighteen lost dimensions, I am searching for a line
For your node there in the network to draw a little closer to mine.
There are pathways and connections, there are highways and dead ends,
But I only need one roadway so we can be together again.
It’s a tangle of confusion, uniting where and when
As I’m listening for an echo from a lover and a friend.
I am lost and I am lonely, I am far and far away,
But if I just get lucky, I’ll be on your doorstep today.
(Chorus)
It’s the hyperspatial network, come on and take a spin
On the hyperspatial network, ‘cause you’ve got to play to win.
It’s a transportation system that no human understands
And it’s outgrown its creators in a way they never planned.
Yeah, everything’s connected, but the map has been misplaced.
It’s a leap for hope and glory when you leap through hyperspace.
But I know that you are out there and you’re waiting on the line,
And I’m ready for transmission and I’m praying we’ll be fine.
I am seeking a connection that will send me homeward bound,
But if I’m not arriving, you will know where I am found.
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
You can twist me, you can bend me, you can turn me inside out.
It’s the chance I might be home tonight that makes me want to shout.
There’s a pathway in the network – it’s a pathway I can find
Past the hyperspatial junction where you’re putting yourself on the line.
Through eighteen lost dimensions that Euclid never knew
I can find the shortest distance to bring me home to you.
I am transiting a network where the lines are never straight,
But I’m listening for your signal and you know I’m feeling great,
‘Caus you know I hear you callin’ and you know your call is strong.
So you keep hangin’ on there and you know I’ll be along.
(Chorus)
It’s the hyperspatial network, come on and take a spin
On the hyperspatial network, ‘cause I play this game to win.
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Date: 2005-04-07 03:26 pm (UTC)John DeChancie, The Skyway Trilogy - Starrigger, Red Limit Freeway and Paradox Alley.
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Date: 2005-04-07 07:30 pm (UTC)The actual inspiration was Radar Love.
DeChancie Skyway Trilogy
Date: 2005-04-09 12:26 am (UTC)Without giving away major plot items, imagine a universe where star travel takes place via a mysterious and ancient black highway, segments of which are found on planets throughout the spiral arm (and maybe beyond). Where the offramps end in one-way spacewarps - not all of which have mapped destinations ... where our hero is trucker - called a starrigger - whose vehicle AI is the stored personality of his deceased father. People are after our hero because someone has started the nasty rumour that he has found an ancient map to the Skyway that shows all the exits and may lead to the Builders themselves - somewhere at the end of the Road.
Then there's the kid driving the not-quite-what-it-seems cherry red '57 Chevy who's lost and trying to find his way home ....
CTY