Orphaned at the age of three
Highly resilient
Endured the winters spent
Alone and hungry
Learned to live in the cold
Adapt to survive
And then I was taken from these streets

Into a laboratory
They ran tests on me
I proved that I was worthy, to bask in glory
But, for, what purpose
To enter a void of black
And feel my mind crack
When I leave the surface

Flames burst out, I can feel the heat surround
Fighting fear, I know that I have left the ground
A deafening, thunder-crack, shattering my mind
Everything that I knew, I have left behind

Far away, severed from the earth I know
I fly to space, so they can remain below
Violently, I can feel, this chamber pierce the sky
Maybe now, in the dark, I will learn the reason why

They told me I would be okay
Reassured in every way
They told me I’d be warm and safe, that this
Would be the last time

So why am I so terrified
Was everything they said a lie?
And have they sent me here to die?
They said that this would be the last time

I bite and tear, try to escape
Deep within my rage takes shape
How could this be done to me
I did all that they asked of me

I don’t deserve this cruel fate
My loyalty now turns to hate
The searing heat, it burns my skin
My vision fades, I’m trapped within


They say that Laika has returned
Burned to ash
And smashed to bits inside the Sputnik-2
Smouldering within debris
Echoes of her plea
Embers of her pain

We, who were so loyal to man
Finally understand
To them we are but tools
With beating hearts
Never again
Will we call you a friend
We turn away from you
Humanity

Flames burst out, I can feel the heat surround
Fighting fear, I know that I have left the ground
A deafening, thunder-crack, shattering my mind
Everything that I knew, I have left behind

Far away, severed from the earth I know
I fly to space, so they can remain below
Violently, I can feel, this chamber pierce the sky
Maybe now, in the dark, I will learn the reason why