Lyrics Velorum - Steve Vai

Velorum

Instrumental
Science was his religion.
Through it, he found pieces of the truth he was
seeking in the world, as many others do.
Yet there was a big piece missing:
What is existence… and why?
Gazing into the ripples of the pond, he intuitively grasped the unfolding
dimensions of the microcosm within the macrocosm, He saw all of creation as a
hologram in which all parts exist within each other
He understood that the infinite has to include both everything and nothing and
that the ever-changing physical universe is one of the ways in which the
infinite expresses itself in the finite.
He was shown that on the physical
plane, matter appears to be tangible.
But in scientific terms, matter actually
is made up of atoms that resemble tiny solar systems.
These can be broken down
into smaller particles that resemble tinier solar systems, ad infinitum
So the sum total of all matter is virtually empty space, he reasoned.
But this empty space really is invisible energy that takes shapes in such a
way as to give the illusion of being matter
Matter exists in all dimensions but is manifest in various degrees of fineness.
The force that moves the energy which causes the subatomic particles to take
form into matter is the same force which causes atoms, planets, solar systems,
galaxies and universes to take shape
It is also the same force that causes all events to take place in a person’s
life.
And this force is thought.
Energy is put into motion by thought,
and each thought frequency animates the subatomic particles which create the
structure of matter and events
It also became clear to him that everything which comes into being and all
events in people’s life are the result of the way they think and feel.
Behind these is the power of desire.
When the desire, thought and feeling
processes are exhausted, what is left is pure consciousness.
This consciousness
is divine, infinite love.
It is represented by the (elusive) Light and Sound,
which cannot be seen or heard in the physical world.
They lie within the
essence of consciousness and are continually resonating within every living
thing and everywhere in the creation
These revelations were profound, but how on Earth (literally) could he express
all this in a scientific formula when it is something that can be perceived
only by intuition?
Unravelling The Riddle would be his life’s mission.
He knew he would discover a way if he spent his whole life thinking about it,
because he would create it just as his epiphany showed him was possible