We're searching for a sign A universal message A resemblance of life From some outer reach of space We're sending out our code And listening for an echo An answer to our call From some strange and distant race We're seeking out the clues Of life's eternal mysteries We're forcing the gates Of mankind's holy rules Our quest will never end In some cul de sac of history Our thirst will not be quenched By the prophecies of fools From here to eternity Cross the barriers of tie We will not be deterred We will not be denied From here to eternity From here to afar With our dreams in the heavens And our sights in the stars Like the mariners of old We launch our fragile vessels On an uncertain voyage Destination unknown A galactic caravan Through the deserts of illusion A celestial crusade Past deception's dark mirage And even you and I The children of this planet Whose destiny we share On its passage round the sun Though we're light-years apart Our hearts are bound together In an unrelentless search For the meaning of it all