DEEP SPACE MESSAGE: Rowen Poole , of "Persephone's Dream," submitted this Dec. 20, 2007 Deep Space Message. Here is the message relating to the song you will hear which will be archived with this Deep Space Message: Hello to anyone listening out there and to Space Show listeners. I am David Livingston, host of The Space Show, and we are bringing you another Deep Space Message. This message comes to you by way of the song, "Alien Embassy" by Rowen Poole and his band Persephone's Dream. Rowen Poole is a student at the University of North Dakota, where I teach in the Space Studies department. This song is based on the sci-fi novel of the same name by Ian Watson and is about aliens and their mind control of us Earthlings. It's a great story and quite fitting for imagery in prog/art rock music which is what his band plays. Rowen, on behalf of The Space Show, we appreciate your participating in our Deep Space Program. Dr. David Livingston, Host The Space Show Alien Embassy Wound up tight in protean flight Sweet Apollo in an emerald bright Yellow hues in the desert sand Meet mountain green in Hestia's hand Soft illusion, smooth terrain Pulsar rhythm in an alien brain Consciousness - Sweet caress Alien addiction to loneliness Illusion's prism bends the light Open a door, but close it tight Hidden agenda in the master plan Evolution's always in demand Fear is bound in procreation Lost to chemical elimination Morning mandala - Lingua Franca Ignore the populist propaganda Covert flight in apollo's night Dark eludes the lovers' sight Knowledge leads to silent pain Keep on searching till they go insane Transformation in the fire Each level only takes them higher Transformation in the fire Each level only takes them higher Electric arms invade the space Bend to conform to an alien race Bend the knee and bind the brain Bleed till they don't feel the chains A leap ahead of every step they take Beat them down until they break Bend the knee and bind the brain Bleed till they don't feel the chains Technological prison deep Communication - Wireless sleep Leave behind the comfort zone Normative dogma - Overthrown Consciousness - Sweet finesse Union is the wilderness Consciousness - Sweet caress Addiction to loneliness