[Verse 1] I paused a moment once in time Before the sun began to shine To weigh the choice I had to make And therein lies my first mistake My second came just after that To keep the solar discus flat And make the planets scurry 'round The math required was quite profound [Verse 2] And now it's mountains, streams and plains Ten thousand creatures, none the same A million little things to solve Or not, I'll let them all evolve [Outro] First came the light, then came the sound Then came the worlds that can never slow down Then came the people with problems and hope That don't mean a thing if they just knew the scope First came the light, then came the sound Then came the worlds that can never slow down Then came the people with problems and hope That don't mean a thing if they just knew the scope First came the light, then came the sound Then came the worlds that can never slow down First came the light