Tom McFadden - 3.5 'til infinity lyrics

[Intro by Dr. Bill Durham from Stanford University] VERSE 1 So there's this little theory. Some people fear it But if you wanna know the history of life you gotta hear it And if you're feeling leery, then stop and hear me And what better place to start then with Charles Darwin? DAAAANG That's the fattest book I've ever seen The Origin of Species got me feeling like I'm fiending for some Reading on descent with modification So many barnacles so much variation! He got inspired by some finches Not to mention Thomas Malthus and the struggle for existence Think about it. If there were hella elephants Growing exponentially with none remaining' celibate We'd all be swimming in elephantal juices! So what decides who survives and reproduces? Diverse competitors, environment conditions! Plus remember what C.D. learned from fidgeting with pigeons By selecting their fates, and matin 'em He could shape some pretty wild traits as if creatin' em And if man could do it. Then why not natural forces? Diversity + heredity + struggle for resources Combined together. Weeding out the mockingbirds - Whose lack of fitness leads to lack of offspring The successful lineage is free to grow It's evolution, and is started 3.5 billion years ago CHORUS This is how life builds from 3. 5 ‘til… This is how life builds from 3. 5 ‘til… (X4) VERSE 2 Yeah, the theory's making sense But this is science, so where's your evidence? Life makes colossal moves That's what fossils prove And archaeopteryx should really jostle you Plus - take a look at deoxyribonucleic acid In every cell that I know The basic building blocks of life – in me In your mama, in a llama, and in boooobies Plus in newts, fleas, and protists And comparing embryos in vertebrates should help you notice You know this, so let's hit Galapagos Where we dropping flows while lava gulls stop and pose Galapagos – it's evolution in the flesh A few millimeters might mean life or d**h Speciation got me feeling psychotic Got 20 finch RIMs and they all prezygotic A gular pouch! The fire of criers females desire A s**ually selected trait that males acquire An extraordinary adaptation A frigate prerequisite for copulation Amazing! The way that life keep's living But the truth is with humans that's not always a given So best to show some respect for life lest ya Forget we all share a common ancestor