"Who would have thought we’d be here 12 years later with new MA music? Very excited to have one of my favorite vocalists from one of my favorite bands on the first new MA music in 8+ years, which opens up a new era for MA. As the saying goes, you can’t kill what doesn’t die.” - Mark Menghi
"I was pleasantly surprised and absolutely honored to be asked to contribute to this song and I’m very happy with the result.” - William DuVall
“This song is a gift from the ghost of MA past. It’s salvaged from a stockpile of riffs we’d started long ago but never quite finished. Now, in combination with a first time voice for the band - the great William Duvall - we are pleased to announce a brand new track, forged from what once was, here to kick off a new era. Check it out!” - Alex Skolnick
“After having recording these drum tracks some time ago, I'm stoked that they finally get to see the light of day! Thanks to William for finishing it up for us and welcome to the MA family! \m/" - Mike Portnoy
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Produced by Mark Menghi
Recorded & mixed by Josh Wilbur
Mastered by Josh Wilbur
Video by Costin Chioreanu
William Duvall - Vocals
Alex Skolnick - Guitar
Mark Menghi - Bass & Background Vocals
Michael Portnoy - Drums
Lyrics:
No turning back now
The world that we knew
Has been torn to pieces
Just one way out
Now we took what we could
The rest was left burning
Sleepless
After weeks of suspension
Longing for the only life I’ve ever known
Holding our hopes up as high as we can
We launch to the sky
Chasing what we’ve been denied
Just for a chance that our people survive
We had to leave our home planet behind
And into the void we must travel through all space and time
One chance to reset
And reap what we’ve sewn
Heeding the call
To the endless unknown
Flying
Like a bullet through the black horizon
Flying
Like a bullet through the black horizon
Systems are failing
Somehow we’re heading off course
SOS signal
But everything’s just getting worse
We’ve lost all transmission
No more word to or from home
We’re hurling untethered
Our destination is now at the whim and the grace of the Lord
Please, God, save us
WHY - have we been forsaken?
HOW - can it end like this?
NOW - Gotta make a reaction
FIGHT - or die in the abyss
Now’s the time to find out what you’re really made of
Flying
Like a bullet through the black horizon
Flying
Like a bullet through the black horizon
Bullet through the black horizon
One chance to reset
And reap all we’ve sewn
Heeding the call
To the endless, deathless unknown