Galaxies forming a pattern,
Like axons and dendrites - that's what they say.
A brain or a great neural network
Well, that's the new theory - does it blow you away?
Do you think it sounds strange?
Or is it not so much of a change?
We're seeking the soul of the universe.
They tell me it's like a big brain.
Seeking the soul of the universe
Does it feel pleasure and pain?
Is it a pool in which we're immersed,
Communing with such a big mind?
Wondering who will make contact first,
And just what we will find.
For centuries we have been searching.
Wherever there's humans, whatever their race,
Communities bonded by ritual,
Seeking connection in their sacred place
Is that what we're doing now?
Religion and science converging somehow
We're seeking the soul of the universe.
They tell me it's like a big brain.
Seeking the soul of the universe
What gives it pleasure and pain?
Who is this pool in which we're immersed,
Communing with such a big mind?
As we tune in to the numinous
Wondering how long we've been blind.
Are we the figments of a huge imagination,
Or are we pilgrims who are yearning for salvation?
Collectively unconscious archetypal deep subsidence
To Steven Hawkins or the Pope, we turn for guidance.
We're seeking the soul of the universe.
Are you more than just a big brain.
Seeking the soul of the universe
What gives you pleasure and pain?
Yes, who are you in whom we're immersed,
Whom we have struggled to find?
Seeking the truth where we've been averse,
How can we open our minds - to You?
