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