[00:00.000] 作词 : Phil Hartnoll/Paul Hartnoll/Brian Cox
[00:01.000] 作曲 : Phil Hartnoll/Paul Hartnoll
[00:08.390]There are few certainties in science
[00:12.317]But one fact of which we can all be certain is that one day we will die
[00:20.030]Our atoms won't disappear, they will return to the earth
[00:25.246]Some will become parts of the living future
[00:28.745]But they will carry no imprint, no memories
[00:31.814]No knowledge of the pattern once known as you
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[00:37.511]In 5 billion years our sun will cease to shine
[00:43.171]Our planet will die in the searing heat
[00:46.407]Engulfed by the dying star
[00:50.691]The atoms once known as you will be ejected out into space
[00:55.852]In billions of years they may become parts of new solar systems
[01:00.230]With their own stories to tell
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[01:08.187]The great cycle of stellar death and rebirth offers a sort of limited immortality
[01:14.628]Whether that's comforting is up to you
[01:19.162]But ultimately, nothing will survive, it will all be gone
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[01:25.958]In the far future there will come a time when time has no meaning
[01:31.165]As the universe expands and fades
[01:35.277]Our descendants, isolated on an island adrift in an ocean of dark
[01:40.665]Will watch as the galaxy evaporates away
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[01:46.918]How does that make you feel?
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[02:08.133]Yet something remains in the darkness; an idea
[02:13.859]Science is the ultimate exercise of reason
[02:17.145]And our reason confirms deep down what we've always known
[02:22.061]Whether human or star, life is precious and fleeting
[02:27.825]
[02:31.450]We are collections of atoms that can think
[02:35.778]To discover this deep truth
[02:38.734]We must understand
[02:40.749]That the universe will spend an eternity in darkness after a brief period of light
[02:46.091]
[03:31.943]Meaning is not eternal
[03:34.223]And yet meaning exists today because the universe means something to us
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[03:42.564]We must understand that life is precious and fleeting
[03:47.703]In doing so we will come to recognise the true value of ourselves
[03:53.677]Our fellow humans and our civilization
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[04:00.585]The choice before us is not between immortality and eternal darkness
[04:05.727]The laws of nature have made that choice
[04:09.501]But we do get to choose how long we want to survive
[04:15.831]How long do you want the human race to survive?
[04:20.487]There will come a time when we are forced to choose
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[04:26.220]Do we destroy our planet or protect it?
[04:30.057]Do we live together or fight amongst ourselves?
[04:34.582]Do we expand and explore?
[04:37.399]Do we carry our shared hopes and dreams outwards
[04:41.077]To Mars and the moons of Jupiter and Saturn,
[04:44.283]And onwards to the limitless stars?
[04:48.374]Or do we avert our gaze from the universe beyond
[04:50.752]And allow all memory of our world to be lost too soon?
[04:55.381]
[05:52.641]Do we close our minds and seek refuge in the ignorant dark of the cave?
[05:58.040]Or do we embrace curiosity and love
[06:00.981]Of knowledge of our fellow humans
[06:03.673]Of our rare world and of the infinite and wonderful things yet to be known?
[06:08.510]That time is now.