(Intro - Bright, ringing open chords. A rhythmic, driving finger-picking pattern that feels like a heartbeat speeding up.) (Verse 1) It started with a spark and a curious hand Drawing circles in the dirt and the coastal sand We looked at the birds and we mimicked the wing Trying to capture the way that the heavens sing We fell a thousand times just to touch the blue Breaking the bones to find a perspective new From the Wrights in the field to the jet in the stream We’re just a collection of cells with a titan’s dream. (Chorus) And oh, the wonder of the "how" and "why" Learning to walk, then learning to fly Pushing the needle through the velvet dark To leave on the moon a tiny, human mark It’s not just the metal or the fuel in the spark It’s the soul of the species stepping out of the bark. (Verse 2) We’re just dust and water, and a bit of old bone Sitting on a rock that is drifting alone But we built a ladder out of math and of light To see what the world looks like in the middle of night There’s a man in a suit, three hundred thousand miles away Looking back at the blue, with nothing to say He’s thinking of Mum, he’s thinking of home The most human thing in the Great Unknown. (Chorus) And oh, the wonder of the "how" and "why" Learning to walk, then learning to fly Pushing the needle through the velvet dark To leave on the moon a tiny, human mark It’s not just the metal or the fuel in the spark It’s the soul of the species stepping out of the bark. (Bridge - Strumming builds, becoming more triumphant and open) To be human is to reach for the thing we can’t hold To be brave in the face of the dark and the cold To learn and to fail, and to stand up again To measure the stars with the tip of a pen We aren’t just the noise, we aren’t just the greed We’re the hunger to know... that’s the ultimate seed. (Outro - The guitar slows down, returning to a gentle, pulsing rhythm) So I’ll look at the moon from the garden chair And feel the weight of the history there We’re still learning... We’re still small... But Dad’s looking up... And he’s standing tall. (End on a bright, sustained D-major chord that rings out until it’s a faint hum)