Bacteria Ms Voices Only 25 Feb 2008

Bacteria Molto espressivo                                                                                                                                             

from "Powers of Ten" by David Haines 25th February 2008

= 120

4

Sop

What

am I

in truth ?

What

am I

in truth ?

What

am I

in truth ?

4

Alto

4

T/B

9

Sop

When on-ly

Alto

When on-ly

onein

T/B

When on-ly

onein

ten

ten

one in

ten

ten of

my cells

13

Sop

Ninein

Alto

T/B

Ninein

ten of

my cells

Ninein

ten of

my cells

17

Sop

One

Alto

T/B

tenth of my weight

One

tenth of my weight

One

tenth of my weight

      

                   

                                                                  What am I

in re

-

a-li - ty?

What am I

in re

-

a-li - ty?

What am I

in re

-

a-li - ty?

of

my

cells

Is ge - ne-tic' - ly hu - mani - - ty?

of



cells

Is ge - ne-tic' - ly hu - mani - - ty?

cells

Is ge - ne-tic' - ly hu - mani - - ty?

of

my



my

Bac - te- ri

a through

and through

                                  Bac - te- ri

a through

and through

Bac - te- ri

a through

and

It's

true of

me and true of

through

you-

 

too

                        It's

true of

me and true of

you-

too

It's

true of

me and true of

you

too

Copyright David Haines 2008

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 21

Sop

Alto

T/B

E-v'ry

cen-ti - me - tre squared of my

skin

hosts

a

hun-dred

thou - sand

E-v'ry

cen-ti - me - tre squared of my

skin

hosts

a

hun-dred

thou - sand

E-v'ry cen-ti - me - tre squared of my

skin

hosts

a

hun-dred

thou - sand

24

Sop

Alto

T/B

bac - ter - ia

li- ving in

lu

-

xu - ry

as theysnack a - way

on the

bac - ter - ia

li- ving in

lu

-

xu - ry

as they snack a - way

on the

bac - ter - ia

li- ving in

lu

-

xu - ry

as they snack a - way

on the

27

Sop

Alto

T/B

hundred -

bil-lion skin flakes

I

shed each

day

Tril-lions

moreare

liv - ing

hundred -

bil-lion skin flakes

I

shed each

day

Tril-lions

moreare

liv - ing

hundred -

bil-lion skin flakes

I

shed each

day

Tril-lions

moreare

liv - ing

30

Sop

Alto

T/B

tucked in - side

If

they

left me

I would die,

could not

sur - vive

tucked in - side

If

they

left me

I would die,

could not

sur - vive

tucked in - side

If

they

left me

I would die,

could not

sur - vive

33

Sop

Alto

T/B

Syn - the - sise

su- gars that I

need

Go to waron a-lien mi -crobes

threaten - - ing me

Syn - the - sise

su- gars that I

need

Go to waron a-lien mi -crobes

threaten - - ing me

Syn - the - sise

su - gars that I

need

Go 2 to waron a-lien mi

threaten - - ing me

Copyright David Haines 2008

-crobes

Sop

Alto

T/B

 

37

                           

           

42

Sop

Alto

T/B

In

In

In

Alto

T/B

Alto

T/B

T/B

nu-cle - ar waste

In

nu-cle - ar waste

a-cid so strong

it burns

a-cid so strong

it burns

In

un-der - ground oil

In

un-der - ground oil

In

un-der - ground oil

In

wa-ter so hot

it boils

In

wa-ter so hot

it boils

In wa-ter so hot

un-der the ground

Miles

highin

the air

Miles

un-der the ground

Miles

highin

the air

Miles

un-der the ground

Miles

highin

the air

it

boils

Miles deepin

the deep

-

est o - cean

Bac - te-ri - a are al - ways there

Miles deepin

the deep

-

est o - cean

Bac - te-ri - a are al- ways there

Miles deepin

the deep

-

est

Bac - te-ri - a are al - ways there

Old - est

Alto

In

it burns

55

Sop

nu-cle - ar waste

                                                                                                                

Miles

51

Sop

In

a-cid so strong

                                                          47

Sop

                                                                                                           

formof

Old - est

formof

Old - est

formof

    

life on

o - cean

     

this old

  globe

   

life on

this old

globe

life on

this old 3globe

they

got

go-ing morethan

they

got

go-ing morethan

they

gotCopyright go-David ing Haines morethan 2008

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

   

58

Sop

four

Alto

T/B

bil-lion

years a - go, on Earth's

last

day

they will still be

here

Alto

T/B

bil-lion years a - go, on

Earth's

last

day

they will still be

here

When the

four

bil-lion years a - go, on

Earth's

last

day

they will still be

here

When the

sun

en - gulfs the Earth

in sev-er - ral

bil-lion

years

sun

en - gulfs the Earth

in sev-er - - ral

bil-lion

years

sun

en - gulfs the Earth

in sev-er - ral

bil-lion

years

66

Sop

Alto

T/B

we're

no - vi - ces here

New -

we're

no - vi - ces here

New -

we're

no - vi - ces here

New -

69

Sop

long

Alto

T/B

                               

four

61

Sop

When the

game

Bac - ter - i - a are

here

co-mers at life's

co-mers at life's

co-mers

to

at life's

stay

    

long

game

Bac - ter - i - a are

here

to

stay

long

game

Bac - ter - i - a are

here

to

stay

72

Sop

Un

-

til

Earth's

last

day

Alto

Un

T/B

-

til

Earth's

       Un

Copyright David Haines 2008

-

til

Earth's

last

day,

 last

last

  

4

day,

last

 day

  

day,

last

 

Sop

Alto

    75



Earth's

last

  

last

                                                           

T/B

Earth's

last



   





day

  

day

 

day

day

Bac -

Bac

-

ter



last

-

     i

-

day

a are

last

78

   

Sop

ter

-

i

-

a are here

til

Alto

here,

Bac - ter

-

i

-

a

Bac

-

te

are

T/B

day

  

-

ri

-

day....

Alto

day....

T/B

 

 

last

 

here

til

Earth's

last

a

til

Earth's

last

     

81

Sop

  

Earth's last,



day....

5

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