Bacteria Ms Voices & Piano 25 Feb 2008

Bacteria Molto espressivo

Sop

Alto

T/B



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

= 120

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       What am I

in truth ?

What am I

in truth ?

What am I

in truth ?

con ped

6

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Alto

T/B

What am I

in re - a-li - ty?

Whenon-ly

onein

ten

of my cells

What am I

in re - a-li - ty?

Whenon-ly onein

ten

of my cells

What am I

in re - a-li - ty?

Whenon-ly onein

ten

of my cells

11

Sop

Alto

T/B

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

Ninein

ten of

my cells

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

Ninein

ten of

my cells

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

Ninein

ten of

my cells

Copyright David Haines 2008

                                                                                                                        15

Sop

Bac - te-ri a through

Alto

Bac - te-ri a through

T/B

Bac - te-ri a through

19

Sop

Alto

T/B

Alto

T/B

and through

One

tenth of

my weight

and through

One tenth of

my weight

and

One tenth of

my weight

through

It's

true of

me and

true of

you-

too

E-v'ry

cen- ti - me - tre

It's

true of

me and

true of

you-

too

E-v'ry

cen- ti - me - tre

It's

true of

me and true of

you

too

E-v'ry cen- ti - me - tre

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Sop

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

squared of my

skin

squared of my

skin

squared of my

skin

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hosts

a

hun-dred

thou - sand

bac - ter - ia

li-ving in

hosts

a

hun-dred

thou - sand

bac - ter- ia

li-ving in

hosts

a

hun-dred

thou - sand

bac - ter- ia

li-ving in

2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      25

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lu

-

xu - ry

as theysnack a - way

on the hundred -

bil-lion

skin flakes

I

lu

-

xu - ry

as they snack a - way

on the hundred -

bil-lion

skin flakes

I

lu

-

xu - ry

as they snack a - way

on the hundred -

bil-lion

skin flakes

I

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Alto

T/B

shed each day

Tril-lions

more are

liv - ing

tucked in - side

shed each day

Tril-lions

more are

liv - ing

tucked in - side

shed each day

Tril-lions

more are

liv - ing

tucked in - side

31

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Alto

T/B

If

they left me

I would die,

could not sur - vive

Syn - the - sise

su - gars

If

they left me

I would die,

could not sur - vive

Syn - the- sise

su - gars

If

they left me

I would die,

could not sur - vive

Syn - the - sise

su - gars

3

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                  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              34

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Alto

T/B

that I

need

Go to war on

a-lien mi -crobes

threaten - - ing me

that I

need

Go to war on

a-lien mi -crobes

threaten - - ing me

that I

need

Go to war on

a-lien mi -crobes

threaten - - ing me

38

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Alto

T/B

In

nu-cle - ar waste

In

un-der - ground oil

In

nu-cle - ar waste

In

un-der - ground oil

In

nu-cle - ar waste

In

un-der - ground oil

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T/B

In

a-cid so strong

it burns

In

wa-ter so hot

it boils

In

a-cid so strong

it burns

In

wa-ter so hot

it boils

In

a-cid so strong

it burns

In

wa-ter so hot

it

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4

boils

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              47

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Miles

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

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T/B

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

o - cean

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Old - est

form of

life on

this old globe

they

got

go-ing more than

Old - est

form of

life on

this old globe

they

got

go-ing more than

Old - est form of

life on

this old globe

they

got

go-ing

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more than

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                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      58

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Alto

T/B

four

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

four

bil-lion years a - go,

on Earth's

last

day

they will still be

here

When the

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Alto

T/B

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

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Sop

Alto

T/B

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we're

no - vi - ces here

we're

no - vi - ces here

we're

no - vi - ces here

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                                                                                                                                68

Sop

New- co-mers at life's

Alto

New- co-mers at life's

T/B

New- co-mers

at life's

71

Sop

Alto

T/B

here

to stay

here

to stay

here

to stay

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Alto

last

T/B

day

day,

last

                  

  

                                                                                   

long

game

Bac - ter - i - a are

long

game

Bac - ter - i - a are

long

game

Bac - ter - i - a are

    

Un

-

til

Earth's

last

day

Un

-

til

Earth's

last

day,

Un

-

til

Earth's

last

day,

last

day

      Earth's

   

day



Earth's

last

  

last

day

 

day

last

 

Bac -

last

                      7

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Alto

      ter

T/B



Bac - ter

-

            

     i

-

a are here,

day

last

                       

  

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Alto

Earth's

T/B

                                      

                  Earth's

-

i

Bac

-

-

ter

day

last

day....

last

day....

  



  

 

-

here

i

-

a

Bac

-

te

   



  

are

-

ri

-



    



til Earth's last,

  

day....

last

a are

 





  

 

here

til

a

til

              

NOTE; The piano accompaniment to this song was originally written as a piano solo in 1975 or 1976.

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