Overture

It starts

With our eyes well acquainted

With the darkness

The mind was made to illuminate the heart

And when every constellation

Suddenly appeared

Through telescopes and calculations

The far was pulled so near

Even after everything we’ve seen

We’ve barely caught a glimpse of what it means

In the architecture of the soul

The universe began with our eyes closed

We claim our land

We tame our seas

We carve our names

On the surface of history

Til our hands get tied

By the stubborn will

Of gravity

Even after everything we’ve seen

We’ve barely caught a glimpse of what it means

In the architecture of the soul

The universe began with our eyes closed

In the rise and fall

Of a newborn’s chest

Like the ocean swells

We inhale, exhale and reset

Every living thing

Is in this constant state of unrest

Even after all our history

We’ve barely caught a glimpse of what it means

In the architecture of the soul

The universe began

Even after everything we’ve seen

We’ve barely caught a glimpse of what it means

In the architecture of the soul

The universe began with our eyes closed