Creation Imagine the earth at the moment of birth Savor the mystery implied Hurled into space out of time out of place A world, come along for the ride An explosion of light rips the calm of the night A slap from the back of God's hand Or occurring by chance, what a hell of a dance Stirring and startling and grand Several eons have passed and we're cooling at last As the mountains burst up through the seas The moon gazes down at us fools on the ground Soon we're changing as fast as you please Simple creatures are we, swimming footless and free Now we're growing in function and size Then we rise from the foam, claim the earth as our home Tame the valleys, the mountains, the skies Imagine the dawn and the beings now gone Who graced the world's stage for a song Gasping for breath at the moment of death Oh God, have we lasted too long?