In the constellation of CygnusThere lurks a mysterious, invisible forceThe black holeOf Cygnus X - 1Six stars of the northern crossIn mourning for their sister's lossIn a final flash of gloryNevermore to grace the nighInvisibleTo telescopic eyeInfinityThe star that would not dieAll who dareTo cross her courseAre swallowed byA fearsome forceThrough the voidTo be destroyedOr is there something more?Atomized at the coreOr through the astral doorTo soarI set a course just east of LyraAnd northwest of PegasusFlew into the light of DenebSailed across the milky wayOn my ship, the 'Rocinante'Wheeling through the galaxiesHeaded for the heart of CygnusHeadlong into mysteryThe X-ray is her siren songMy ship cannot resist her longNearer to my deadly goalUntil the black holeGains controlSpinning, whirlingStill descendingLike a spiral seaUnendingSound and furyDrowns my heartEvery nerveIs torn apart