[Verse 1] The first verse of the song is when the Earth was formed Four point five billion years ago, it was born It was a solar nebula, hydrogen, helium Solar wind The early atmosphere of the Earth Early life on the Earth Oxygen, the Great Oxidation Event Volcanic activity and, uh Some time ago, when the Earth was a little baby Then came the Cambrian Explosion I’m tryna say, “Cambrian Explosion” After that, we had the dinosaurs, remember them? Sixty-five million years ago The Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event So long, so long But some people survived, and it was us The humans came along This is where we get to this song [Chorus] How did it all begin? Tell me, what’s the genesis? I’m talkin’ Big Bang, Giza, Pyramids Then I hit a kickstand, met the Neanderthals Man, it’s hard to stand tall Then the glaciers came through, wiped ’em all It’s been a long time since the world was small Now I’m feelin’ so tall [Verse 2] The second verse of the song is when the Earth was warm The people found fire and now they was torn From the land, now they had to hunt to be born The Neolithic Revolution The Agricultural Revolution This is the moment they stopped the lootin’ And they created Mesopotamia And this is the beginning of the birth of modern behavior The beginning of recorded history The first record, “Beep, Beep, Boop” The beginning of science, the Bronze Age The Iron Age, The Dark Ages, the Middle Ages The Age of Enlightenment And then there was the Renaissance, remember that? The Industrial Revolution The Third Industrial Revolution It’s the beginning of today [Chorus] How did it all begin? Tell me, what’s the genesis? I’m talkin’ Big Bang, Giza, Pyramids Then I hit a kickstand, met the Neanderthals Man, it’s hard to stand tall Then the glaciers came through, wiped ’em all It’s been a long time since the world was small Now I’m feelin’ so tall [Bridge] Do you ever wonder how the world began? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? Do you ever wonder how it all started? [Verse 3] And now, we have today It’s a day, a day, today And it’s never too late It’s never too late And you, too, could be great You, too, could be great This is just the beginning I’m just at the beginning And we are the beginning And we are the beginning And we are the beginning
