Lyrics to THE POETRY OF REALITY video from: The Symphony of Science http://www.symphonyofscience.com/

(Carl Sagan's lyrics written by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan and Steven Soter)

[Michael Shermer] [Richard Feynman] Science is the best tool ever devised I don't feel frightened by not knowing things For understanding how the world works I think it's much more interesting

[Jacob Bronowski] [Brian Greene] Science is a very human form of knowledge There's a larger universal reality We are always at the brink of the known of which we are all a part

[Carl Sagan] [Stephen Hawking] Science is a collaborative enterprise The further we probe into the universe Spanning the generations The more remarkable are the discoveries we make We remember those who prepared the way Seeing for them also [Carolyn Porco] The quest for the truth, in and of itself, [Neil deGrasse Tyson] Is a story that's filled with insights If you're scientifically literate, The world looks very different to you (Refrain) And that understanding empowers you [Greene] Refrain: From our lonely point in the cosmos [Richard Dawkins] We have through the power of thought There's real poetry in the real world Been able to peer back to a brief moment Science is the poetry of reality After the beginning of the universe

[Sagan] [PZ Myers] We can do science I think that science changes the way your mind And with it, we can improve our lives works To think a little more deeply about things [Jill Tarter] The story of humans is the story of ideas [Dawkins] That shine light into dark corners Science replaces private predjudice With publicly verifiable evidence [Lawrence Krauss] (Refrain) Scientists love mysteries They love not knowing