I was carving my name out Of a giant sequoia tree I was blind to its beauty Now it's all I can see See I've learned how to listen To the folks on TV They are passing a message That means nothing to me My vertebrate evolution Easy as ABC Baby steps from the ocean Feather trails to the sea Paddlefish to salamander Honeybee to atrophy I guess I'm losing my trail here But it takes loss to be free Now I work in a nightclub At the Burj Khalifa And I'm blind to its beauty But it ain't all that I have So I'm passing a message Like the folks on TV Guess I'm getting the words out But they don't come from me Paddlefish to salamander Little girl to atrophy I guess we're losing our trail here But it takes loss to be free