Nebula

4,000 years takes the light from here to the nebula in one direction
Surface degrees 200,000 Cs
Glows fluorescently with radiation

But it's all a question of killing time
It's all a question of killing mine
When I see the way you look when you look at me

Wrap me in gas
Make me cool at last
It's invisible to all but infrared
UV shines
It's still bright inside
And it's hot enough to take a picture

But it's all a question of killing time
It's all a question of killing mine
When I see the way you look when you look at me

And I know you can't tell what tomorrow will bring you
Still you try, live your life, do your best to be happy
When you find it will you know it
When it's all gone will you show it
You can time it if you wind it for a thousand years

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