Skyward Gazing Pioneers

[Whistling] [hand clapping] [intro] Aw, na na na, na na na na We are entirely, entirely in awe Aw, na na na, na na na na In the wonder, in the wonder of it all [whistling and hand clapping] [Clapping] [Verse 1:] The year was sixteen-nine And a man named Galilei, Set his mind to see up close The beauty of the sky A keen and curious mind, Though ‘twas misunderstood Setting lenses ground so fine, In a tube of humble wood Adjusting now the focus As he turned it to the sky Oh, what wonders did await, His bright and eager eye! He saw the moons of Jupiter Four pinpricks in the night Proved the Earth was movin' 'round Like a Ferris Wheel of life [Chorus:] We are skyward-gazing pioneers Peering through our glass Peeling back the mystery Revealing truth at last From Galileo's moons To Hubble's cosmic sights They blazed a trail for all of us To know the endless night And we’re entirely in awe In the wonder of it all Aw, na na na, na na na na We are entirely, entirely in awe Aw, na na na, na na na na In the wonder, in the wonder of it all [whistling and hand clapping] [Clapping] [Verse 2:] William Herschel captured light Invisible but real, A song his eyes could not surmise, A ghost that he could feel He ventured past the spectral edge, Where human light did fade, Unveiling warmth in special waves, Between the solar rays And what of Edwin Hubble? With a mighty cosmic scope! He gazed beyond the Milky Way, From his California home [Bridge] The universe is growing In an endless outward flight, From the Pillars of Creation To the ends of space and time [whoosh] [Chorus] [Verse 3:] We remember all the dreamers Who brought the sky to earth With parallax and parsecs, And equations full of worth. The universe appearing To our little primate sight Though space be cold we bask here In an understanding light Now standing here in wonder At the edge of history With telescopes and satellites Such marvels we can see Nebulae and planets And galaxies surround Like the ones who came before us, Our eyes fixed upward bound [Chorus] [whistling and hand clapping] [clapping]