Looking back on my life With clear conscience, can I face my God?
Joy of discovery in the science of motion See the parallel between music and the physical Nature is mathematical
“Philosophy is written in this grand book, the Universe It is written in the language of mathematics, and its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures.
All heavenly bodies should circle the Earth but yet that is not what I observe
Father, why am I faced with such a test My faith in the Word, it falters! Unchanging perfection of the Heavens I now know this is the greatest lie...of all time The truth is Copernican
Father, you set the Earth on its foundations The Roman Inquisition cripples new thought Heresy, then condemned to house arrest Your Bible: “The Sun rises, returns to place” It can never be moved, and yet it moves!
I wonder if history will remember me Or if progress sinks back into the abyss The truth does not disprove my Lord but glorifies His great majesty
Crisis of faith reconciled I am at peace in my mind For I know my stars and moons are always there, each as it should be in the sky
My work will live beyond the walls of death Not just the sentiments of an old man Set the early principles of relativity To form the basis of future scientific theory
Rushing to finish another work Find that the light fades but night has not come A first sign of punishment from the Divine? But, resolute, I know they were wrong Clothed in the facts, I know they were wrong! Venus was proof, evident truth, cast man’s word to the four winds, gone All they are taught, challenged by what I’ve seen from observation
But now I’m running out of daylight A cruel turn that steals my eyesight Running out of daylight
As the night draws on I near the end and ponder if at last I will rest in peace
Running out of daylight Cruel turn that steals my eyesight Running out of daylight Product of my time
Now as a cloak is pulled over my life Contemplate my place in the Plan Contribution to the Art
Running out of daylight Cruel turn that steals my eyesight Running out of daylight Ahead of my time
And as I face my God Stand in Judgement as all men will Even with all vision gone I see blind faith is the biggest sin of all.Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
