ANNEALID
The Earthlings pursued us down every street
They beat us and chained us; forced us down to our knees
Shoved us into crowded cells; unsure of our fate
They kept us in darkness with no food for days
Then we heard the locks disengage
As some of our kin were taken away
Heard their screams
In our minds
On and on
Until they died
Then we heard the door unlock again
We cowered in fear of being next
And through the door of our laboratory prison, a solitary person came
When she stepped into the light, we recognized her face
And in that moment, we knew we were saved
We followed her through darkened tunnels, until we had escaped into the night
Run! Run!
Run for the hills!
Head for the mountains
Dig deeply beneath
As we lived on our home planet
Close to its heat
We'll bathe in the magma
And live in these caves
Where no Earthman can touch us
Here we'll be safe
SCIENTIST
I had made my decision
Sprung the Annealids from their prison
Commandeered a cargo ship and
All the necessary provisions
We fled into the mountainside
For the Annealids to hide
Burrowed deep into the rock beneath
Where the Commander's troops could never reach
COMMANDER
The scientists have fled
All hope is undone
She's freed the Annealids to the very last one
They won't get away with this treasonous deceit
The head of the science branch shall rest at my feet
SCIENTIST
I promised them tranquility
My human race made a liar of me
If I could do it differently
I would have never brought them here with me
(Flute Solo: “The Triumph and Sorrow of Science”)
COMMANDER
Nevermore peaceful shall they sleep, the treacherous swine!
A phantasmagoria of obliteration be thine
We’ll return to their planet before the usurpers
Still ravaged by panic have time to react
We’ll regale them with stories of the first voyagers’
Glorious rise to positions of global respect
Once back on Earth they’ll be greeted
With great adulation, paraded with pomp through the streets
Then back to the lab where we’ll skin them at leisure like sheep
