Waves of Light - melodysheep/Brian Cox.mp3

[00:00.88]Why are we here?
[00:02.54]Where do we come from?
[00:07.43]These are the most enduring of questions.
[00:11.50]It's a story that we wouldn't be able to tell
[00:14.34]were it not for the one thing that connects us vividly to our vast cosmos
[00:21.46]Light
[00:23.72]Through light we can stare back across the entire history of the universe,
[00:28.81]and discover how it all began.
[00:31.98]See those ancient beams of light are messengers from the distant past.
[00:36.59]And they carry with them a story.
[00:40.18]The story of the origin of the universe.
[00:44.20]Gaze up into the night sky
[00:47.06]Capture the light
[00:48.49]And read the story of the universe
[00:53.23]Isn't it a wonderful thing
[00:55.22]We are part of the universe
[00:57.56]Isn't it a wonderful thing
[00:59.71]The story of the universe is our story
[01:02.18]The story of the universe is our story
[01:08.24]Carried on waves of light
[01:10.73]Wave after wave after wave of light
[01:15.28]All the colors of the rainbow,
[01:17.31]colors of the rainbow
[01:19.48]Wave after wave after wave of light
[01:23.95]All the colors of the rainbow,
[01:26.16]colors of the rainbow
[01:29.73]Light can transport us to the past
[01:32.96]And we have become virtual time travelers
[01:37.29]Night falls,
[01:39.36]darker and darker
[01:41.48]And the universe fades into view
[01:46.07]Night falls,
[01:48.17]darker and darker
[01:49.99]Darker and darker
[01:54.87]Stars being born in distant realms
[01:59.31]Alien worlds created by gravity
[02:03.49]Stars that shine with the light of a thousand suns
[02:07.89]And vast swirling galaxies
[02:13.33]These waves of light are messengers from across the cosmos.
[02:18.90]And through them, we have discovered the wonders of our galaxy,
[02:24.37]frozen in time.
[02:29.96]Gaze up into the night sky
[02:32.85]Capture the light
[02:34.37]And read the story of the universe
[02:38.98]Isn't it a wonderful thing
[02:40.92]We are part of the universe
[02:43.29]Isn't it a wonderful thing
[02:45.35]The story of the universe is our story
[02:49.91]The story of the universe is our story
[02:53.37]Carried on waves of light
[02:56.50]Wave after wave after wave of light
[03:00.91]All the colors of the rainbow,
[03:02.99]colors of the rainbow
[03:05.23]Wave after wave after wave of light
[03:09.79]All the colors of the rainbow,
[03:11.79]colors of the rainbow
[03:14.15]Billions and billions of suns
[03:16.90]Shining in the sky
[03:18.39]The story of the universe
[03:20.69]Carried on waves of light
[03:33.89]Gaze up into the night sky
[03:37.66]Capture the light
[03:40.62]And read the story of the universe