Redshift

Not so long ago, we discovered that this lonely pebble
Is to become more lonely still
The universe in which we reside is expanding
And furthermore, it is accelerating in its expansion
How lucky we are to be able to observe the billions of other galaxies
To be able to drink in a night sky lit up by billions of stars

For any observer that looks out from their lonely pebble
A few trillions years from now
They will see nothing but a blank slate
Every other galaxy will have accelerated far away
Too far to find even a trace
They will deduce that they are totally alone in the universe
A lost sheep, a solitary cat up a tree
The last biscuit in the tin

Whoa (whoa)
Whoa (whoa)

Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa

If there's one reason to smile
It's when you look up out at night
You're fortunate enough
To drink in a vista
A hundred billion flares
Display a glowing history
Splayed out across a canvas
The night sky

But for one moment, just contemplate
When looking up, you only saw a blank slate
And for one moment, just contemplate
It appears that heaven's been abandoned

We accelerate
Through the estate of outer space
We accelerate
We separate, we fragment
We accelerate
Through the estate of outer space
We accelerate
It appears that heaven's been abandoned

I climbed down from the wall
Where I sit and search for a source of light
Other than our dear sun
The lone star, oh

But for one moment, just contemplate
When looking up, you only saw a blank slate
And for one moment, just contemplate
It appears that heaven's been abandoned

Just contemplate
What if the heavens were abandoned?

We accelerate
Through the estate of outer space
We accelerate
We separate, we fragment
We accelerate
Through the estate of outer space
We accelerate
It appears that heaven's been abandoned

Your skin and bones
Heart and mind
Are made from the remnants of stars
That died
And can you feel it inside?
Can you feel it inside?
Can you feel it inside?
Come on!

A supergiant erupts into a supernova
The ultimate sacrifice
And we are the descendants
A giant erupts into a supernova
The ultimate sacrifice
The ultimate sacrifice
And we are the descendants
The ultimate sacrifice

Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa

Thank you
(Shikari! Shikari! Shikari!)
Thank you for your sweat, thank you for your smiles
Thank you for your passion, thank you for your energy
We've been a band for 12 years
And uh, it kinda feels like it was just all leading up to this
Thank you so much for coming down and sharing it with us
We're gonna finish with a little bit of a medley for you
Thank you for having us, big up