Micron - Intergalactic Journey lyrics

Let us travel now at the speed of light
Departing from our home star on a trip across the cosmos
Toward the edge of the known universe
Our imaginary journey begins
When we prepare to launch into space at the speed of 186,000 miles per second
We quickly pass the orbits of Mercury, Venus
And span the 93 million miles that separate the Earth from the Sun
In just 8 minutes 19 seconds
We continue on

To the outer limits of our solar system

Passing Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

Behind us, the nine planets and the Sun quickly vanish from sight

Finally, we reach Alpha Centauri
The nearest star to our solar system

We are now ten light years from the Sun
Far enough out in space
That the stars within our galaxy appear to converge

It is not until we have traveled at the speed of light for one hundred thousand years
That the entire spiral shape of the Milky Way is recognizable

From here on, each point of light we see
Is no longer an individual star