I never thought that we were alone
floating amongst the stars
I built a station to survey for life past the colony on Mars
Sending signals to the great beyond
hoping one day they'd be returned
But static and solitude were all I found until I heard

Hello? Can you hear me? I am lost amongst the stars
Our ship's drive core has shorted out
and no one has fuel like ours
Out in the Kuiper Belt, so far away
we ran into a magnetic screen
Our life supports are running out
and hope seems like a distant dream

I am a dignitary, she pleads
as her voice turns into a scream
If you're able to come to our aid
you'll have the gratitude of royalty!
I'm sending coordinates out there
if you hear me, you'll know just where to go
And I swear if you help me
there's going to be a cash reward in store

The message cuts out
A wave of interference is all that remains of what I found

Could it be what I've waited for?
A chance to make amends and break out of this scheme?
True dichotomy

Distress beacon, from a vessel worlds away
If space is the place, then this is a race
A bounty to be paid
I am the bastion son of chivalry
despite what some may think of me
Just one more score and we'll retire to warmth

It is a place where few men go and none return
The unexplored terrain
I hope you know where you're going - nowhere
(Cash rewards, a chance to leave this place)