Natural Science

Lyrics

[I. Tide Pools] [Verse 1] When the ebbing tide retreats Along the rocky shoreline It leaves a trail of tidal pools In a short-lived galaxy Each microcosmic planet A complete society [Verse 2] A simple kind mirror To reflect upon our own All the busy little creatures Chasing out their destinies Living in their pools They soon forget about the sea... [Instrumental Refrain] [Chorus] Wheels within wheels in a spiral array A pattern so grand and complex Time after time we lose sight of the way Our causes can't see their effects [II. Hyperspace] [Verse 3] A quantum leap forward In time and in space The universe learned to expand The mess and the magic Triumphant and tragic A mechanized world out of hand [Instrumental Refrain] [Verse 4] Computerized clinic For superior cynics Who dance to a synthetic band In their own image Their world is fashioned No wonder they don't understand [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Wheels within wheels in a spiral array A pattern so grand and complex Time after time we lose sight of the way Our causes can't see their effects [III. Permanent Waves] [Verse 5] Science, like nature, must also be tamed With a view towards its preservation Given the same state of integrity It will surely serve us well [Verse 6] Art as expression, not as market campaigns Will still capture our imaginations Given the same state of integrity It will surely help us along [Guitar Solo] [Verse 7] The most endangered species: the honest man Will still survive annihilation Forming a world, state of integrity Sensitive, open and strong [Instrumental Break] [Verse 8] Wave after wave will flow with the tide And bury the world as it does Tide after tide will flow and recede Leaving life to go on as it was [Instrumental Outro]