Starship es una banda de rock estadounidense conocida por su evolución musical y su capacidad de adaptarse a las cambiantes corrientes del rock a lo largo de las décadas. La historia de Starship comienza en la ciudad de San Francisco y remonta sus raíces a la formación de otra influyente banda de rock, Jefferson Airplane, en 1965. Jefferson Airplane alcanzó reconocimiento mundial en la década de 1960 con temas como “Somebody to Love” y “White Rabbit”.
En la década de 1970, los miembros originales de Jefferson Airplane decidieron explorar nuevas direcciones musicales y, como resultado, la banda se reestructuró, adoptando el nombre Jefferson Starship. Esta transición vino con un giro hacia un sonido más orientado al rock y al pop. Durante esta etapa, la banda lanzó álbumes exitosos como “Dragon Fly” (1974) y “Red Octopus” (1975), que incluyó el hit “Miracles”.
En 1984, nuevas vueltas del destino llevaron a una transformación más profunda de la banda. Originalmente liderada por el guitarrista Paul Kantner, la agrupación vio su partida, junto con la retirada de varios miembros fundadores. Bajo el liderazgo del vocalista Mickey Thomas y el tecladista David Freiberg, la banda optó por un cambio más radical en su estilo y nombre, pasando a llamarse simplemente Starship.
Forever, you'll be remembered as the one who played it cool
Whenever they speak your name they'll say it's you who broke the golden rule
But here's what I really want to know
Did you see the writing on the wall
Chorus:
Babylon
How long can this foolish magic carry on
Babylon
Who will love you when the fantasy of youth is gone
Babylon is it true that your streets were paved with gold
And did you play beneath the stars
Babylon did you know it would all come down to
How you played the dealer's cards
Remember how you loved the laughter
A kingdom on the rise
Crys in the night would turn you to song
And when they call ooh you sang along
Here's what I really want to know
Did you see the writing on the wall
Babylon
How long will this foolish magic carry on
Babylon
Who will love you when the fantasy of youth is gone
Babylon is it true that your streets were paved with gold
And did you play beneath the stars
Babylon did you know it would all come down to
How you played the dealer's cards
It's over you rate two pages in some book
Your legacy
Lost in the night and still you sing your song
For those who will take heed
Here's what I really want to know
Did you see the writing on the wall
Babylon
How long will this foolish magic carry on
Babylon
Who will love you when the fantasy of youth is gone
Babylon is it true that your streets were paved with gold
And did you play beneath the stars
Babylon did you know it would all come down to
How you played the dealer's cards...