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I challenged myself to fill the vacuum of [songs describing] the universe … specifically, everything that ever existed or ever will exist in the past, present, or future … in three verses and a bridge. As a course in cosmology it’s necessarily simplified; the original matter was hydrogen plasma, not gas, i.e. bare protons, but you already know that, and unfortunately, plasma has an extra syllable. While creating the video, I learned that “Eternity” is a trademark of Calvin Klein.

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[A]Hydrogen [E]gas / that’s [B]how it [A]start[E]ed
[A]Hydrogen [E]gas / a long time a[B]go
[A]Clumping, [E]cooling / [B]spinning, [A]slow[E]ing
[A]What came be[E]fore, we’ll [B]never [C#m]know
[A]What came be[E]fore, we’ll [B]never [E]know [A][B]

The [A]earliest [E]stars / they were [B]super[A]no[E]vae
[A]Blowing a[E]part / a long time a[B]go
[A]Spewing their [E]guts / into the [B]gas sur[A]roun[E]ding
[A]Spreading through [E]space / like [B]seeds to [C#m]grow
[A]Spreading through [E]space / like [B]seeds to [E]grow [E7]

{c:B part}
In a [A]certain cloud at the edge of a galaxy
A [E]small star formed / a long time a[B]go
A[A]long with that star was some stuff left over
[E]There in the blink of God’s [B]eye
I was [B7]born, I lived, and I [E]died [B] [A] [E]

[A] [E] it's [B]blue and [A]bub[E]bling
[A] [E] pure [B]ener[E]gy
[A] [E] the[B]clusters [A]cir[E]cling
[A] [E] e[B]terni[C#m]ty
[A] [E] e[B]terni[E]ty [E7]
{c:repeat B part}

Well [A]later that [E]star / will be[B]come a [A]gi[E]ant
And [A]fry this [E]earth / a long time from [B]now
The [A]story re[E]peats / a[B]cross the [A]uni[E]verse
[A]Cooling, ex[E]panding / and [B]running [C#m]down
[A]Cooling, ex[E]panding / and [B]running [E]down [A][B]
[A]Hydrogen [E]gas / that’s [B]how it [A]start[E]ed
It was born, it [B]lived, and it [E]died. [E]

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from Outstanding in his Field, released June 19, 2021
Jim Amsden on bass.

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Richard Bowdon Cary, North Carolina

A prolific singer-songwriter over four decades, Richard Bowdon carries forward the best Americana traditions of country, rock, blues, and folk.

Richard was selected three times for the Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition.

Richard performs at festivals, parties, showcases, restaurants, wineries, and brewpubs in the NC Triangle area. ... more

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