Lyrics An Apple Pie from Scratch - Akira the Don , Carl Sagan

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch
You must first invent the universe
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch
You must first invent the universe

This is a time of great danger
But our species is young and curious and brave
It shows much promise
In the last few millennia
We have made the most astonishing
And unexpected discoveries about the cosmos
And our place within it
I believe our future depends powerfully
On how wеll we understand this cosmos
On which we float
Likе a mote of dust in the morning sky

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch
You must first invent the universe
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch
You must first invent the universe

The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic oceans
On this shore we've learned most of what we know
Recently we've waded a little way out
Maybe ankle deep, and the water seems inviting
Some part of our being knows this is where we came from
We long to return, and we can
Because the cosmos is also within us
We're made of star stuff
And we are a way for the cosmos to know itself

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch
You must first invent the universe
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch
You must first invent the universe

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch
You must first invent the universe
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch
You must first invent the universe

The cosmos is full beyond measure of elegant truths
Of exquisite interrelationships
Of the awesome machinery of nature
The cosmos is full beyond measure of elegant truths
Of exquisite interrelationships
Of the awesome machinery of nature