Alpha Centauri is a triple star system, with its two main stars, A and B, together comprising a binary component. Polarized, sort of like politics on earth, I think.
Story behind the song
I was escaping the news and it followed me into the basement.
Lyrics
That night on Alpha Centauri
I guess the band went crazy
We listened with our thoughts suspended,
In a state most sensory.
They were massing for rejection, boy.
It just slipped above detection.
And all the missiles that they so enjoy,
Were blowing bubbles for elections.
But if I had to guess, I guess,
It was a fluke of some sort.
Beyond the things always at work ,
That shape the news reports
On Alpha Centauri,
On Alpha Centauri,
With Beta Sensory.
Gama Penitentiary.
Maybe slight dementory!
On Alpha Centauri,
Yeah...