Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Back at the beginning there was absolutely nothing
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only infinite potential, and the Hindus call it Brahma
Esus
And the moment of expansion, though we cannot really fathom it,
Emaj9
happened 14 billion years ago
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The universe was born in a sudden burp of energy
G#7
atoms started forming, they're the yeast and grain of matter
Esus
and next hydrogen was cooling, spawning seismic supernovas
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The sky lit up like Hollywood
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Now we had a solar system, a home we now call Earth
G#7
The petri dish for algae where a primal cell division
Esus
that began hermaphroditic made an elegant transition to
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sex and sex (more sex) and sex
[Chorus 1]
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This is the history / of you and me
Esus Emaj9
This is the history / of wonder
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The history / of what we crave
Esus B
This is the history / of wonder
[Verse 2]
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Vertebrates, invertebrates, and jellyfish, anemomes
G#7
and things that crawled out of the sea. Paleontology.
Esus
Dinosaurs, yeah they were scary. Asteroid collision theory.
Emaj9
Then the world got colder
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Chimpanzees were changing and becoming homo sapiens
G#7
Still somewhat controversial, what a magical mutation
Esus
Ritual and hunting tools and living space and painting
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Poetry in motion
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Societies and foragers and tribal rank and social strata
G#7
Complex forms of heirarchy; matriarchal, patriarchal
Esus
Evolution, revolution, politics: that adds a sparkle
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Watch the world go 'round
[Bridge]
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And as for love, well some will say
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It lights the road. It leads the way.
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It calls us out of what we know
The space to breathe. The will to grow.
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The dreams of men that came before
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And everyone who wanted more
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The plant that grows towards the light
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The hero that did what was right
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The dreams that haven't happened yet
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It's what we give and what we get
[Verse 3]
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Prehistoric deities and Shamanism, pantheism
G#7
Platoism, Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism
Esus
Judaism, Islam, and the secret Christian mysticism
Emaj9
Everybody's praying
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Pythagorean theorem, and music of the spheres
G#7
Madame Blavatsky said the world we see is not what it appears
Esus
And, to Carl Jung, the psyche seemed a mix of alchemy and dreams
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Sychronicity.
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Stimulants and sedatives and opioids and entheogens
G#7
Caffeination, insufflation, medicines, hallucinogens
Esus
Altering the organism; hated, loved, and feared.
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And what about beer?
[Chorus 2]
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This is the history / of you and me
Esus Emaj9
This is the history / of wonder
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This is the history / that endless sea
Esus B
This is the mystery / of what could be
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Our accidental, transcendental,
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monumental, experimental
Esus
integrating, mixed and blending,
Emaj9
no repeating, never-ending
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always yearning, always learning
G#7
archetypal hero's journey
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The history of wonder
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