The Tines They Are A-Changin'

[bnewman]

Based on Children of the Sky, the sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge.

lyrics by Benjamin Newman

ttto: "The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan

 

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Come gather 'round packs from both near and afar

To see the strange creatures that fell from a star

And pay heed to the way they've been raising the bar

The airships will soon be inflating

And you'll be left behind if you stay as you are

For the Tines, they are a-changing

 

Stick close to your friends and keep watching the skies

And keep trying to sort out the truth from the lies

For the foe you most fear you can't see with your eyes

Not for all your detection and ranging

Still you may win the day when it finally arrives

For the Tines they are a-changing

 

Now all of God's critters got a place in the Choir

Producing whatever the world may require

Be wary, therefore, of raising their ire

You won't see the end of their raving

But you'll need them on board when you're down to the wire

For the Tines, they are a-changing

 

Start thinking out loud when the battle begins

And you may have a moment to save your own skins

For those that you cherish much closer than kin

To take action is better than waiting

And the loser now may be later to win

For the Tines, they are a-changing

 

We've read the old tales and we've seen this before

How doubt and deceit lead to vingeance and war

And yet if you can hear there's still time to restore

The trust that a brother died saving

And return to the future we're all fighting for

For the Tines they are a-changing