10 Obscure Star Trek Secrets That Took Years To Discover

10. The Theme Song's Lyrics

The Original Series theme song, composed by Alexander Courage, is one of the best in Trek. It's fast-paced, fun, and other-worldly, totally perfect for the show. However, many don't know that the theme song actually has lyrics, not only the voiceover from Kirk, but actual lyrics.

Gene Roddenberry wrote these lyrics in order to legally receive 50% of the royalties for the song, despite the fact that these lyrics were never used. He was actually pretty unapologetic about this fact when asked once, stating, "I have to get money somewhere. I'm sure not gonna get it out of the profits of Star Trek."

The lyrics were hastily written (as they were never actually intended to be used), but seem to be framed from the perspective of Kirk's long-lost lover he left on Earth to explore the stars.

This story was mentioned in the reference book Inside Star Trek: The Real Story (published in 1997), and Courage himself was vocal at times about his bad experience with Roddenberry, but he moved on and forgave him later in life.