HIDDEN POWER, ENDLESS LIFE (Mashup)

[Intro] First forms of life that rose so long ago In every space, where only few could grow No complex parts, no center to command They built the base of all the living land [Verse 1] Unicellular, simple and so small They thrive in heat, in cold, in rise and fall With just one cell, they function and survive In soil, in sea, in air, they are alive Bacteria, the name we know them by Ancient roots beneath the open sky No nucleus holds their genetic code Along the paths where life began its road [Chorus] Kingdom Monera, unseen but everywhere The oldest kingdom breathing in the air Tough and strong, they adapt and multiply From deep dark caves to waters running high They break down waste, renew the earth’s own floor Essential link that keeps the world secure Some bring disease, some help us live and grow A hidden power that we need to know [Verse 2] Some make their food from sunlight’s golden ray Others consume what comes along their way In boiling springs or ice that never thaws They follow nature’s silent, ancient laws Billions exist where eyes can never reach Within the sand, the rock, the mud, the beach They shape the ground, they change the atmosphere The quiet force that always has been here [Solo virtuosic, accelerating tempo, harpsichord fast runs and intricate ornaments, mandolin rapid plucking and dazzling scales, lute complex arpeggios and swift melodic lines, technical mastery, increasing speed, lively interplay, baroque style, precise articulation, dynamic intensity, progressive acceleration] [Break] Smallest of all, but greatest in effect Without their work, what would we all expect? No cycle turns without their constant part The beating heart of nature’s very heart [Bridge] Primitive cells, yet masters of the game They stay the same, or shift to change their name Survive the storm, endure the longest night The first to come, and last to leave the light Foundations laid before the plants or beasts The hidden kings of microscopic feasts [Chorus] Kingdom Monera, unseen but everywhere The oldest kingdom breathing in the air Tough and strong, they adapt and multiply From deep dark caves to waters running high They break down waste, renew the earth’s own floor Essential link that keeps the world secure Some bring disease, some help us live and grow A hidden power that we need to know [Outro] Now you know the secret of the seed Of all the life that grows and lives and breeds The tiny ones that hold the world together Monera’s song, forever and forever